1. (1) Households that are responsible for paying home energy costs are considered vulnerable.

2. (2) The following households are considered responsible for home heating costs:

   1. (a) households paying home energy costs directly to energy suppliers on currently active accounts; or
   2. (b) households paying home energy costs indirectly through rent.

3. (3) Residents in the following households are not considered responsible for home energy costs and are not eligible for HEAT assistance:

   1. (a) nursing homes;
   2. (b) hospitals;
   3. (c) prisons and jails;
   4. (d) institutions;
   5. (e) alcoholism and drug treatment centers;
   6. (f) group homes administered under a contract with a government agency or administered by a government agency;
   7. (g) households not connected to a heat source;

   8. (h) households whose utility bills are paid regularly by an outside party;

      1. (i) automobiles; or
   9. (j) tents.

KEY: energy assistance, residency requirements, opening and closing dates, HEAT

Date of Last Change: June 14, 2022

Notice of Continuation: June 17, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 35A-8-1403