A household must meet the following requirements to be eligible for the Crisis Intervention Program:
- (1) A household shall have income at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines calculated in accordance with 10A NCAC 71V .0103.
- (2) A household shall be in a heating or cooling related crisis to be eligible for assistance. A household is in a crisis if it is experiencing or is in danger of experiencing a life threatening or health-related emergency and assistance is not available from any other source. An energy crisis means that a household is in danger of experiencing a disconnection with their primary heating or cooling source, or a household is presently without a heating or cooling source due to disconnection, inoperable equipment, or insufficient fuel.
- (3) As a condition of eligibility, United States citizenship for Crisis Intervention Program shall be governed by the procedures set forth in 10A NCAC 71W .0403.
History Note: Authority G.S. 108A-25; 143B-153; 42 USC 8621(a); 8624(b); 7 CFR 233.50;
Temporary Regulation Eff. November 24, 1981, for a period of 38 Days to Expire on January 1, 1982;
Eff. January 1, 1982;
Amended Eff. October 1, 1990; August 1, 1985;
Temporary Amendment Eff. March 13, 2000;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2001;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 2021.