Fair Housing Act
What is the Fair Housing Act?
If you have applied for benefits through the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, and you disagree with a denial of benefits, you have the right to request a Fair Hearing. A Fair Hearing allows you to refute the denial in the Fair Hearings Court at the office of the Idaho Attorney General. At the Fair Hearing, you may represent yourself or be represented by an attorney, relative, or friend. A Fair Hearing must be requested within 90 days of the denial of benefits.
A Department of Health and Welfare’s Letter of Denial must include:
- Basis for the denial.
- Right to a fair hearing under Idaho Department of Health and Welfare Rules and Regulations, Title 5, Chapter 3, Section 05.03350, "Rules Governing Contested Cases and Declaratory Rulings."
- The contact name and telephone number for additional information.
- Information about the availability of free legal services.
If the denial was because the household did not complete the application process, the denial must explain:
- Actions the household must take to reopen the application. The case will be reopened without a new application if action is taken within thirty (30) days of the date the denial was mailed.
- The household must submit a new application if it does not act by the end of the thirty (30) day processing period.