10 Tex. Admin. Code § 6.406 – Subrecipient Requirements for Establishing Priority for Eligible Households and Customer Eligibility Criteria

(a) Subrecipient shall establish eligibility and priority criteria to increase the energy efficiency of dwellings owned or occupied by Low Income persons who are particularly vulnerable such as the Elderly, Persons with Disabilities, Families with Young Children, Households with High Energy Burden, and Households with High Energy Consumption.
(b) Subrecipient shall determine applicant income eligibility in compliance with §6.4 of this chapter (relating to Income Determination).
(c) Categorical Eligibility for DOE-WAP benefits exist when at least one person in the Household receives assistance payments under Title IV or XVI of the Social Security Act at any time during the 12-month period preceding the determination of eligibility. Categorical Eligibility for LIHEAP-WAP benefits are the same as those specified for CEAP benefits described in §6.307(b) of this chapter (relating to Subrecipient Requirements for Customer Eligibility Criteria, Provision of Services, and Establishing Priority for Eligible Households).
(d) Social Security numbers are not required for applicants.
(e) U.S. Citizen, U.S. National or Qualified Alien. Unqualified Aliens are not eligible to receive WAP benefits. Mixed Status Households shall not be denied WAP assistance based solely on the presence of a non-qualified member, except if the member is the sole member of the Household. A Public Organization must verify U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, or Qualified Alien status of all Household members using SAVE. Assistance shall be determined as follows:
1. (1) Count income for all Household members eighteen years of age and older, including Unqualified Aliens; and
2. (2) Adjust the Household size for determining eligibility and benefit assistance level to exclude all Unqualified Aliens.
(f) For purposes of determining Categorical Eligibility or Vulnerable Populations (e.g. priority status) the Household is not considered to satisfy the definition of having Categorical Eligibility or Vulnerable Population if the only individual(s) in the Household with Categorical Eligibility or Vulnerable Population status is an Unqualified Alien. For purposes of reporting, all individuals in the Household should be reported.

Source Note:The provisions of this §6.406 adopted to be effective January 1, 2020, 44 TexReg 8247.