| Action Summary | The goal of the (LIHEAP) Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is to assist low-income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes, that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy, primarily in meeting their immediate home energy needs. The purpose of this action is: (1.) to provide the program with flexibility to respond to federal funding fluctuations by adjusting the maximum income limit, not to exceed the maximum allowed by federal law; and (2.) to assist households with summer energy needs by establishing an optional Cooling Assistance component in the Virginia Energy Assistance Program. A Cooling component will serve the needs of those households with high-energy bills and those in need of cooling equipment to alleviate extreme temperatures inside homes of young children and the elderly. |
| Chapters Affected | Only affects this chapter. |
| Executive Branch Review | This action will go through the normal Executive Branch Review process. |
| RIS Project | No project yet assigned to this action |
| New Periodic Review | This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review. |
| Name / Title: | Margaret Friedenberg / Human Services Program Manager |
| Address: |
730 East Broad Street 7th Floor Richmond, VA 23219 |
| Email Address: | mjf900@dcse.ss.state.va.us |
| Phone: | (804)692-1728 FAX: (804)225-2196 |