99-346 C.M.R. ch. 24, § 5 - Payment of Benefits

A. An Applicant shall select a Vendor that will deliver Home Energy to the Eligible Household. Payment of Benefits and TANF Fuel Supplemental Benefits will be made directly to the Vendor, unless otherwise specified, by the methods prescribed below:

1. For payment prior to delivery, MaineHousing, or a Subgrantee as allowed by MaineHousing, will pay a Benefit to the Vendor within ten (10) business days of the date the Application is certified eligible or when HEAP grant funds are available, whichever is later.

2. For payment post-delivery, MaineHousing, or a Subgrantee as allowed by MaineHousing, will provide a Credit Notification Report within ten (10) business days of the date the Application is certified eligible or when HEAP grant funds are available, whichever is later. The Credit Notification Report will list the Applicant's name, address, Home Energy type, account information and, as applicable, Benefit or TANF Fuel Supplemental Benefit. MaineHousing will make payment for Benefits after the Vendor makes delivery as authorized by MaineHousing.

3. For payment to wood vendors, MaineHousing, or a Subgrantee as allowed by MaineHousing, will make payment for a Benefit by direct check to the Applicant upon receipt of a signed Attestation from the Applicant attesting the Benefit received will be used for its intended purpose.

For Applicants with no available Vendors serving the area where the Household resides, MaineHousing, or the Subgrantee as allowed by MaineHousing, may pay Benefits directly to the Applicant upon receipt of a signed Attestation from the Applicant attesting the Benefit received will be used for its intended purpose

B. Payment of Benefits may be made directly to Applicants with an Indirect Determinable Energy Cost.

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99-346 C.M.R. ch. 24, § 5