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e ascertained through the EIS, the application will be pended for
this information.
b. All U.S. Citizens and Qualified Aliens residing in the household at
the time of application are included when computing the household
size.
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Note on Citizenship and Alien Status:
If a household member is not a US citizen or qualified alien, they
should not be counted as a family member in the case but their
income is counted and included.
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c. If a person who contributed financial support for the month prior to
the application date is no longer in the household, the person is not
counted nor is their income counted. A person moving into the
household prior to the grant determination is included as a
household member and their income is counted.
d. If the applicant lists another household member as a house sharer
in Question #4 of the application, the individual(s) that comprise the
other household are not included in the applicant’s household size.
e. An applicant’s spouse living in the applicant’s dwelling must be
included in the applicant’s household. The spouse cannot be
considered as a house sharer.
3002-1A.
11. Shared Custody Situations
A child can only be claimed as a member of one household. In
situations where the parents of a child share custody and the child
moves between the homes on a regular basis, it is up to the parents
to decide who will claim the child(ren). HAP will include the child(ren)
on the first application they receive with the child(ren)’s information.
3002-1B.
RESIDENCY
To be eligible to participate in the Heating Assistance Program, the
dwelling for which heating assistance is requested must be located in the
state of Alaska and the household must physically reside in the dwelling
for which heating assistance is requested. Additionally, at least one
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