Code of Maine Rules › 99 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES › 346 - MAINE STATE HOUSING AUTHORITY › Chapter 24 - HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM RULE › Section 346-24-3 - Eligibility

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
Except as may be expressly provided for elsewhere in this
				  Rule, eligibility shall be determined on the basis of information submitted by
				  the Applicant as of the Date of Application. MaineHousing and Subgrantees
				  reserve the right to ask for additional or clarifying information from
				  Applicant, Household Members, or third parties to determine eligibility.
A. Household Eligibility.
1. The Applicant and each additional
				Household Member must be one of the following:
(1) a U.S. Citizen;
(2) a U.S. Non-Citizen National; or
(3) a Qualified Alien. If the Applicant or
				any Household Member does not meet this requirement they must be excluded from
				the total number of Household Members when calculating a Benefit. All
				documentation must be valid. Expired or absent documentation is not acceptable.
U.S. Citizenship or U.S. Non-Citizen National status may be
				  verified using ONE of the following documents:
a. U.S. Passport
b. Maine Real ID
c. Certificate of Naturalization
				(N-550/N-570)
d. Certificate of
				Citizenship (N-560/N-561)
e. U.S.
				Birth Certificate
f. Document from
				federally recognized Indian Tribe that includes your name and the name of the
				federally recognized Indian Tribe that issued the document, and shows your
				membership, enrollment, or affiliation with the tribe. Documents that can be
				provided:
i. A Tribal enrollment
				card;
ii. A Certificate of Degree
				of Indian Blood;
iii. A Tribal
				census document;
iv. Documents on
				Tribal letterhead signed by a Tribal official
If the documentation listed above is unavailable for an
				  Applicant or any Household Member, then Subgrantee may accept ONE document from
				  each of the two lists (List A & List B) below to show U.S. Citizenship or
				  U.S. Non-Citizen National status.
LIST A
LIST B
Social Security Card and Citizenship Attestation
								Form
Driver's license issued by a U.S. State or
								Territory
Consular Report of Birth Abroad (DS-
								1350)
Identification card issued by the Federal, state or
								local government
Certification of Birth Abroad
								(FS-545)
School identification card
U.S. Citizen Identification Card
								(I-197)
A clinic, doctor, hospital, or school record,
								including preschool or day care records (for children under 19 years
								old)
Northern Mariana Card (I-873)
U.S. Military card or draft record or Military
								dependent's identification card
Military record showing a U.S. place of
								birth
U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marnier card
U.S. medical record from a clinic, hospital,
								physician, midwife or institution showing a U.S. place of birth
Voter Registration Card
U.S. life, health or other insurance record showing
								U.S. place of birth
Two other documents that prove your identity, like
								employer identification cards, high school or college diplomas, marriage
								certificates, divorce decrees, property deeds or titles
Religious record showing U.S. place of birth
								recorded in the U.S.
School record showing the child's name and U.S.
								place of birth
Federal or State census record showing U.S.
								citizenship or U.S. place of birth
Final adoption decree showing the person's name and
								U.S. place of birth
Documentation of a foreign-born adopted child who
								received automatic U.S. Citizenship (IR3 or IH3)
Qualified Alien status may be verified using
								ONE of the following documents:
Alien lawfully admitted for permanent
								residence:
Permanent Resident Card, "Green Card" (I-551);
								OR
Unexpired Temporary I-551 stamp in foreign passport
								or on
INS Form I-94
Asylee
INS Form I-94 annotated with stamp showing grant of
								asylum under Section 208 of the INA;
INS Form I-688B (Employment Authorization Card)
								annotated "274a.12(a)(5)"
INS Form I-766 (Employment Authorization Document)
								annotated "A5"
Grant letter from the Asylum Office or INS;
								OR
Order of an immigration judge granting
								asylum
Refugee
INS Form I-94 annotated with stamp showing
								admission under § 207 of the INA;
INS Form I-688B (Employment Authorization Card)
								annotated "274a.12(a)(3)"
INS Form I-766 (Employment Authorization Document)
								annotated "A3" OR
INS Form I-571 (Refugee Travel
								Document)
Alien Paroled into the U.S. for at least
								one year
INS Form I-94 with stamp showing admission for at
								least one year under section 212(d)(5) of the INA. (Cannot aggregate period of
								admission for less than one year to meet the one-year requirement)
Alien whose deportation or removal was
								withheld
INS Form I-688B (Employment Authorization Card)
								annotated ''274a.12(a)(10)'';
INS Form I-766 (Employment Authorization Document)
								annotated ''A10''; OR
Order from an immigration judge showing deportation
								withheld under § 243(h) of the INA as in effect prior to April 1, 1997, or
								removal withheld under § 241(b)(3) of the INA
Alien Granted Conditional
								Entry
INS Form I-94 with stamp showing admission under
								§ 203(a)(7) of the INA;
INS Form I-688B (Employment Authorization Card)
								annotated ''274a.12(a)(3)''; OR
INS Form I-766 (Employment Authorization Document)
								annotated ''A3''
Cuban/Haitian
								Entrant
INS Form I-551 (Alien Registration Receipt Card,
								commonly known as a ''green card'') with the code CU6, CU7, or CH6;
Unexpired temporary I-551 stamp in foreign passport
								or on *INS Form
I-94 with the code CU6 or CU7; OR
INS Form I-94 with stamp showing parole as
								''Cuba/Haitian Entrant'' under Section 212(d)(5) of the INA