Appendix A: Rejection Notice Codes

Code

Explanation and Citations

325

Application entered in error.

  • No notice generated for this rejection reason.

326

Duplicate application rejection.

  • No notice generated for this rejection reason.

536

All household members are ineligible aliens.

LIHEAP State Plan, Appendix B § 601.31(4); § 601.109; 42 U.S.C. § 8624 ( c ); 8 U.S.C § 1611

537

Your household can only get one LIHEAP cash payment for each program year.

55 Pa. Code § 601.43

538

All household members already received a LIHEAP crisis benefit as part of another LIHEAP household.

55 Pa. Code § 601.63

539

The total amount of the cash and crisis payment will not take care of your heating emergency.

55 Pa. Code § 601.32(3); § 601.61; § 601.32(2)

540

The amount of money needed to take care of your crisis is less than $25.00.

LIHEAP State Plan, Appendix B § 601.32

541

Your household is not in crisis because you do not have one of the following reasons: You do not have a current termination notice from your utility, your service is not shut off, you are not out of fuel, and you do not have a fuel supply that will last less than 15 calendar days.

55 Pa. Code § 601.62 (2); 55 Pa. Code § 601.32 (2); LIHEAP State Plan, Appendix B § 601.32 (2) 601.62 (2); § 601.32 (2)

567

Your household did not send a signed application.

55 Pa. Code § 601.21; § 601.23

568

Your household is not responsible for paying the heating costs.

55 Pa. Code § 601.31(2)

569

Your household income is more than the program limit.

55 Pa. Code § 601.31(1)

570

You did not send the income information we asked for.

55 Pa. Code § 601.81; § 601.82; § 601.83; § 601.102

571

Your household can only get one LIHEAP cash payment for each program year.

55 Pa. Code § 601.43

572

Your household's rent payment is based on a percentage of household income and includes heating costs.

55 Pa. Code § 601.31(2)(b)

573

You did not send proof that you live in Pennsylvania.

55 Pa. Code § 601.31(3)

574

We got your application after the program was closed.

55 Pa. Code § 601.6(b)

575

You did not send proof that you are a legal alien or refugee.

LIHEAP State Plan, Appendix B § 601.31(4); § 601.109; 42 U.S.C. § 8624 (c)

576

The amount of the payment will not take care of your heating emergency.

55 Pa. Code § 601.61; § 601.62(2)(ii)(A)

577

You have already received the maximum crisis payment for the program year.

55 Pa. Code § 601.63

580

You told us who lives in your household, but did not send proof.

55 Pa. Code § 601.21; § 601.23

581

Your household did not send proof that it is responsible for heating costs.

55 Pa. Code § 601.104

582

The utility you chose does not provide a source of heat.

55 Pa. Code § 601.3 Definitions "Main Fuel Type", "Secondary Fuel Type"; § 601.31(2); § 601.104(a)(b)

583

You did not tell us how the household is paying for basic living needs when it has little or no income.

55 Pa. Code § 601.103

584

You did not tell us which utility or fuel company you use on the application.

55 Pa. Code § 601.21; § 601.23

585

You did not send proof that your utility services were shut off or scheduled to be shut off

55 Pa. Code § 601.62(2)(ii)(A); § 601.104

586

You did not put birth dates on your application for all members of your household.

55 Pa. Code § 601.21; § 601.23

587

You did not send your application to the LIHEAP office in the county where you live.

55 Pa. Code § 601.21(3)

588

You withdrew your application. We have your signed, dated request to do that.

55 Pa. Code § 601.21; § 601.23

589

You did not send proof of a home-heating crisis.

55 Pa. Code § 601.32(2), (3); § 601.21(6)

590

LIHEAP benefits for the program you applied for are not available because money has run out.

55 Pa. Code § 601.6(b)

594

There is no eligible member in the household for the following reasons: change in household members, ineligible non-citizen household members, household members have already received a cash benefit.

55 Pa. Code § 601.41 (a)(1); LIHEAP State Plan, Appendix B § 601.41(a)(1)(iv); 55 Pa. Code § 601.43; 8 USC § 1611

597

The applicant's date of death was before the date the application was received by the local LIHEAP agency.

55 Pa. Code § 601.31(3)

598

The household already received the maximum number of crisis payments allowed for the program year.

LIHEAP State Plan, Appendix B § 601.63

599

You did not send us Social Security numbers or complete energy assistance affidavits for all household members.

55 Pa. Code § 601.105

Reissued September 26, 2011, replacing December 9, 2009