ARM 37.70.406. INCOME STANDARDS

(1) Households with annual gross income at or below 150% of the 2006 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines are eligible for low income energy assistance on the basis of income. Households with an annual gross income above 150% of the 2006 poverty guidelines are ineligible for low income energy assistance, unless the household is automatically financially eligible for LIEAP benefits as provided in ARM 37.70.402 because all members of the household are receiving SSI, TANF-funded cash assistance, or county or tribal general assistance. (2) The table of income standards for households of various sizes for the 2006 heating season may be accessed at the department's web site at www.dphhs.mt.gov, or a copy may be obtained from the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Human and Community Services Division, Intergovernmental Human Services Bureau, P.O. Box 202956, Helena, MT 59620.