ECIP funds are available in an emergency to a LIEAP-eligible household that meets one of the following conditions:

1. (1) For a household whose heat is included in the rent or who pays rent plus heat, the household must provide the department with a copy of the eviction notice from the landlord for nonpayment of rent or heating costs;
2. (2) For a household whose primary source of heat is natural gas or electricity, the household must provide the department with a copy of its disconnect notice from the supplier; or

3. (3) For a household whose primary source of heat is fuel oil or propane, its fuel tank must be at least 80 percent empty and the fuel supplier must be requiring that a cash payment be made at the time the fuel is delivered.

   The department must approve expenditures made under the provisions of this chapter before the household incurs the expenses.

Source: 8 SDR 95, effective February 18, 1982; 9 SDR 75, effective December 19, 1982; 10 SDR 30, effective October 3, 1983; 11 SDR 96, effective January 27, 1985; 13 SDR 64, effective December 4, 1986; 15 SDR 128, effective February 26, 1989; 17 SDR 66, effective November 12, 1990; 23 SDR 101, effective December 22, 1996; 29 SDR 116, effective February 23, 2003; 44 SDR 94, effective December 4, 2017.

General Authority: SDCL 28-1-50.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-1-46.

Prior versions effective: 2003-02-23.