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Chief Patron: Locke
Extend Application Period for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistances Program (LIHEAP) (language only)

Item 346 #1s

Item 346 #1s

Health and Human Resources
Department of Social Services

Language

Page 435, line 1, before "Out", insert "A."

Page 435, after line 6, insert:

"B. Notwithstanding the provisions of 22VAC40-680, the Department of Social Services shall expand the application period for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistances Program (LIHEAP) to allow applications to be submitted in any month during the year for grant decisions.  The department, if allowable under federal law and regulations, shall accept applications for heating assistance retroactive to the end of the prior application deadline of November 14, 2022."



Explanation

(This amendment requires the agency to allow applications for the LIHEAP program to be submitted in any month during the year and allows individuals to apply retroactively for heating assistance since the close of the prior application period in November 2022.)