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Home Heating Credit Checklist

Home Heating Credit Checklist

View Total Household Resources for additional guidance.

Prior to sending additional information for review, verify the following information:

was part of your Income omitted from Total household resources?

If yes, recalculate your home heating credit using the correct amount of income. If you still disagree with the adjustments made, respond by mail to the address below. Submit an explanation, documentation to verify your income, a copy of the property tax statements and/or lease agreements, and a daytime phone number. Include a copy of the adjustment/denial notice with your response.

If no, continue to next question.

did you File after the deadline of September 30th?

If yes, you do not qualify for a current year home heating credit. Stop here.

If no, continue to next question.

were social secuity number(s) for household member(s) incorrect or missing?

If yes, respond by mail to the address below. Submit an explanation, copies of Social Security cards for all household member(s), a copy of the property tax statements and/or lease agreements, and a daytime phone number. Include a copy of the adjustment/denial notice with your response.

If no, continue to next question.

were Household member(s) ages incorrect or missing (if child is less than one year old, enter 1 for age)?

If yes, submit an explanation, a copy of a birth certificate or a driver’s license to verify age(s) of household member(s), a copy of the property tax statements and/or lease agreements, and a daytime phone number. Include a copy of the adjustment/denial notice with your response.

If no, continue to next question.

were the Heating costs included in your rent and you failed to mark box 10?

If yes, send your energy draft, along with an explanation and a copy of property tax statements and/or lease agreement, to:

Michigan Department of Treasury
P O Box 30757
Lansing, MI 48909

If no, continue to next question.

were incorrect Heating costs used?

If yes, submit an explanation, a statement from your heating provider to verify total heat costs, a copy of the property tax statements and/or lease agreements, and a daytime phone number. Include a copy of the adjustment/denial notice with your response.

If no, continue for more guidance.

If you still disagree, submit an explanation with the following information:

  • Documentation to support additional income or resources (savings/loans)
  • A copy of the property tax statements and/or lease agreements
  • Annual statement from your heat provider
  • A daytime phone number
  • A copy of the adjustment/denial notice

Mail to:

Michigan Department of Treasury
P.O. Box 30058
Lansing, MI 48909

Note: The review may take up to six months to complete.

For the status of correspondence, visit Michigan Treasury eServices.