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Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program - Income Limits

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The following 2008 - 2009 household income limits are based on the 2008 U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines effective January 23, 2008.

Table - Household Income Limits
NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLD 150%
1
$15,600
2
$21,000
3
$26,400
4
$31,800
5
$37,200
6
$42,600
7
$48,000
8
$53,400
Add this amount for each additional person in the household with more than 8 people.
$5,400


Allowable Sources of Income (Includes total annual cash receipts before taxes from all sources)

  1. Money wages and salaries before any deductions
  2. Net receipts from non-farm employment (receipts from a person's own unincorporated business, professional enterprise, or partnership, after deductions for business expenses)
  3. Net receipts from farm self-employment (receipts from a farm which one operates as an owner, renter, or sharecropper, after deductions for farm operating expenses)
  4. REGULAR PAYMENTS FROM: Social Security, Railroad retirement, Unemployment compensation, Strike benefits from union funds, Worker's Compensation, Veteran’s payments
  5. Public Assistance or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (T.A.N.F.), Supplemental Security Income and non-federally funded General Assistance or General Relief money payments.
  6. Training stipends
  7. Alimony
  8. Child Support
  9. Military family allotment or other regular support from a family member or someone not living in the household
  10. Private pensions
  11. Government employee pensions (including military retirement pay)
  12. Regular insurance or annuity payments
  13. College or university scholarships
  14. Grants
  15. Fellowships
  16. Assistantship
  17. Dividends
  18. Interest
  19. Net rental income
  20. Net royalties
  21. Periodic receipts from estates or trusts
  22. Net gambling or lottery winnings

Unallowable Sources of Income (Includes total annual cash receipts before taxes from all sources)

  1. Capital Gains - Any assets drawn down as withdrawals from a bank, the sale of property, a house or a car
  2. Tax Refunds
  3. Gifts
  4. Loans
  5. Lump-sum inheritances
  6. One-time insurance payments
  7. Compensation for injury
  8. Non-Cash Benefits
    (a) Employer-paid or union paid portion of health insurance or other employee benefits
    (b) Food or housing received in lieu of wages
    (c) The value of food and fuel produced and consumed on farms.
    (d) The imputed value of rent from owner-occupied non-farm or farm housing.