{"id":"26b530ac-f15b-48a9-a647-3b1eb6090a2c","task":"Determine DOE Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) income eligibility for a prospective client","domain":"energy.gov","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."],"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nationwide.","HHS poverty guidelines update each January; a threshold cited even a few months ago may already be out of date."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T00:23:47.153Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/26b530ac-f15b-48a9-a647-3b1eb6090a2c"}