(a) The department will award heating assistance for the minimum amount needed to establish natural gas and electric utility service required to participate in subsidized rental housing if
- (1) the housing program fully covers the household's annual home heating costs;
- (2) the applicant has requested a subsidized rental housing utility deposit;
- (3) the household has not received a payment under this chapter within 180 days of the request for a subsidized rental housing utility deposit;
- (4) the department has verified the application as required by 7 AAC 44.041; and
- (5) the amount of the heating assistance, up to a maximum of $500, is sufficient to establish utility service.
- (b) The department will not award heating assistance under this section more than once to a household in a 24-month period.
(Eff. 10/1/99, Register 151; am 10/1/2009, Register 191; am 10/1/2010, Register 195; am 12/27/2017, Register 224)