LIHEAP Heating Assistance Eligibility: Assets Test

NOTE: In addition to income, states may look at an applicant households' assets in determining financial eligibility for LIHEAP. Eleven states currently use an assets test. In those states with an assets test, allowable assets range from a high of $15,500 to a low of $1,500. Several states allow higher assets for households with elderly members. States also have different definitions of assets. For more information on variations in assets tests, contact the LIHEAP Clearinghouse.

State	FY	Assets Test	Describe
Alabama	2005	No
Alaska	2005	No
Arizona	2005	No
Arkansas	2005	Yes	$3,000 assets limit for all households, regardless of size, if at least one member is 60 years or older. $2,000 limit for all other households, regardless of size.
California	2005	No
Colorado	2005	No
Connecticut	2005	Yes	Liquid assets: $10,000 limit for homeowners, $7,000 for others.
Delaware	2005	No
District of Columbia	2005	No
Florida	2005	No
Georgia	2005	No
Hawaii	2005	Yes	Assets limit is $4,000 per household.
Idaho	2005	No
Illinois	2005	No
Indiana	2005	No
Iowa	2005	No
Kansas	2005	No
Kentucky	2005	Yes	Assets limit is less than or equal to $1,500 except when household member has a catastrophic illness, then the limit increases to $4,000.
Louisiana	2005	No
Maine	2005	No
Maryland	2005	No
Massachusetts	2005	No
Michigan	2005	No
Minnesota	2005	No
Mississippi	2005	No
Missouri	2005	Yes	Assets limit is $3,000 per household.
Montana	2005	Yes	Assets limit is $7,750 for a single person household, $11,625 for a 2 person household, add $775 per additional member up to $15,500.
Nebraska	2005	Yes	Assets limit is $5,000 for a household of any size.
Nevada	2005	No
New Hampshire	2005	No
New Jersey	2005	No
New Mexico	2005	No
New York	2005	No
North Carolina	2005	Yes	Assets limit of $2,200.
North Dakota	2005	Yes	$8,000 allowed for assets with an additional $2,000 for each household member 60 years and over.
Ohio	2005	No
Oklahoma	2005	Yes	Assets cannot exceed $2,000 for a one person household or $3,000 for a two person household, add $50 for each additional person in the household.
Oregon	2005	No
Pennsylvania	2005	No
Rhode Island	2005	No
South Carolina	2005	No
South Dakota	2005	No
Tennessee	2005	No
Texas	2005	No
Utah	2005	No
Vermont	2005	Yes	$3,000 limit for all households of one or more members with at least one member 60 years or over, $2,000 limit for all other households.
Virginia	2005	No
Washington	2005	No
West Virginia	2005	No
Wisconsin	2005	No
Wyoming	2005	No

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