Determine DOE Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) income eligibility for a prospective client
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Steps
Start at energy.gov's WAP eligibility page to confirm the default federal rule: households at or below 200% of the HHS poverty guidelines, or already receiving SSI, are DOE-eligible.
Check whether the client's state elected the alternate LIHEAP-based eligibility standard (up to 60% of state median income) — states may use either standard.
Look up current-year dollar thresholds on the state weatherization administering agency's own page (state DHHS/DOE/community-affairs sites), since federal poverty guidelines and state median income figures are republished annually and generic aggregator sites are frequently stale.
Confirm categorical eligibility paths (e.g., automatic eligibility for SSI/TANF recipients) with the same state page, since these vary by state.
Route the client to their state's local weatherization service provider network for the final determination — DOE does not run client-facing intake itself.
Known gotchas
There is no single national dollar-threshold table; every state publishes its own current-year numbers, and multi-state contractors must check each state separately.
200% FPL vs 60% SMI can produce materially different eligibility at household-size margins — don't assume one standard applies nationwide.
HHS poverty guidelines update each January; a threshold cited even a few months ago may already be out of date.
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