Definitions

01. Crisis Assistance. Energy assistance provided to an eligible participant household to reduce o r eliminate an energy-related, health-threatening situation to the household. (4-6-23) 02. Department. The Department of Health and Welfare or its designee. (4-6-23) 03. Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG). The federal poverty guidelines issued annually by the U. S . Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/. (4-6-23) 04. Fraud. A deliberate attempt to conceal or misrepresent pertinent information that could affec t eligibility or grant amounts. (4-6-23) 05. Head of Participant Household. The person designated by the household members to receiv e energy assistance benefit on behalf of the household and in whose favor the energy assistance warrant is written. (4-6-23) 06. Income. The gross amount of moneys received by the participant household from all sources. (4-6-23) 07. Participant. An individual who has applied for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program from the state of Idaho. (4-6-23) 08. Participant Household. A participant household is one (1) of the following: (4-6-23) a. An individual who lives alone; or (4-6-23) b. A group of individuals living together as one (1) economic unit where residential energy i s purchased in common or they make undesignated payments for energy in the form of rent. (4-6-23) 09. Primary Fuel. Fuel type declared by the participant household to be the major source of their hom e heating. (4-6-23) 10. Undocumented Residents. Individuals entering the United States illegally who have not obtaine d legal resident status. (4-6-23) 11. Vendor. A utility company or provider of fuel utilized for home heating. (4-6-23) 011. -- 099. (RESERVED)