Section 601.3. Definitions

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

CAO—County Assistance Office.

Date of application—The date that a completed application is filed with the LIHEAP administering agency in the county where the applicant household lives.

Department—The Department of Human Services of the Commonwealth.

Household—An individual or group of individuals, including related roomers, who are living together as one economic unit that customarily pays for its home heating energy either directly to a vendor or indirectly as an undesignated part of rent.

LIHEAP—The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

LRR—Legally Responsible Relative—A parent of a minor child or a spouse.

Main fuel type—The source of energy for the central heating system of the residence used by the household or, if the residence is not centrally heated, the source of energy used most by the household.

Resident—A person whose home is in this Commonwealth and who lives there voluntarily and not temporarily for a reason such as vacation, a visit or education.

Roomer—An individual whose payment for lodging in a room includes heat and may include a private bathroom or one of the following:

(i) Board.

(ii) Kitchen or bathroom privileges on a shared basis.

(iii) Light housekeeping facilities.

Second fuel type—One of the following:

(i) The source of energy for space heating to supplement that provided by the central heating system of the residence of the household.

(ii) If the residence is centrally heated by a form of energy other than that set forth in subparagraph (i) the source of energy that is needed to operate the central heating system.

(iii) If the residence is not centrally heated, a source of energy that is used for home heat to a lesser degree than the main fuel type.

Vendor—An agent or company that supplies home heating energy or service in exchange for payment. The term does not include landlords, housing authorities, hotel managers or proprietors, rental agents and other parties who are not direct suppliers of home heating, energy or service.

The provisions of this § 601.3 adopted October 27, 1983, effective October 1, 1983, 13 Pa.B. 3287; amended June 3, 1988, effective upon publication and applies retroactively to October 15, 1987, 18 Pa.B. 2518. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (105474) to (105475) and (84865) to (84868).

Notation

Notes of Decisions

Household

Department of Public Welfare’s interpretation of the definition of ‘‘household’’ to exclude college students who live away from home during the school year is consistent with the regulation and the statute. Hamilton v. Department of Public Welfare, 498 A.2d 11 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1985).