State:Illinois

Funding

 

Yes or No

Comment

1

Do annual SBC dollars directly go up/down based on the level of LIHEAP dollars?

No

Meters charge set by statute.

2

Do SBC benefit levels directly go up/down based on the LIHEAP benefit provided?

No

 

3

Does LIHEAP/WAP determine the allocation between program components?

Yes

Energy assistance, weatherization, supplemental efficiency

4

Do LIHEAP benefits go up/down depending on the level of the SBC benefit.?

No

 

Oversight

1

Does LIHEAP/WAP set the size of the overall budget?

No

Meters charge set by statute

2

Does LIHEAP do the program evaluation for SBC expenditures?

Yes

   

3

Does the LIHEAP office audit whether utilities make correct SBC payments?

No

   

4

Does LIHEAP provide the daily staffing for SBC program administration?

Yes

Through CAAs

5

Does LIHEAP do data collection on SBC recipients?

Yes

   

Administration

1

Are there explicit differences in SBC and LIHEAP eligibility?

No

   

2

Are there explicit differences in the energy bill paid by SBC and LIHEAP?

No

Electric vs. heating?

3

Does LIHEAP set the amount of the SBC benefit?

Yes

Source of dollars for consumer benefit is transparent to consumer.

4

Does LIHEAP/WAP promulgate SBC program rules?

Yes

   

5

Does LIHEAP provide the computer connection between utilities and the SBC program?

Yes

   

6

Is SBC administration centralized at the state level?

Yes

   

Outreach

1

Does receiving LIHEAP automatically enroll a consumer to receive SBC?

Yes

But source of dollars for consumer benefit is transparent.

2

Can a household receive SBC without receiving LIHEAP?

No

 

3

Are there explicit differences in the target population for SBC and LIHEAP?

No

SBC is LIHEAP supplement.

4

Does LIHEAP provide consumer outreach unique to the SBC program?

Yes

 

Delivery

1

Do all SBC recipients also receive LIHEAP?

Yes

SBC is LIHEAP supplement.

2

All application forms for LIHEAP and SBC the same (WAP and SBC)?

Yes

Weatherization apps same/fuel assistance apps the same.

3

Are time periods within which consumers may apply for LIHEAP and SBC the same?

Yes

   

4

Are intake agencies identical for SBC and LIHEAP?

Yes

   

5

Do LIHEAP pay SBC benefits directly to the consumer or to utility on consumer's behalf?

Yes

Through direct vendor payments

6

Does LIHEAP provide notices of the need for periodic income recertification?

Yes

 

Contact Person

Mr. Wayne E. Curtis
Chief, Office of Human Services
Dept. of Commerce & Community Affairs
620 East Adams Street - CIPS-4
Springfield, Illinois 62701
E-MAIL: wcurtis@commerce.state.il.us