OAR 330-260-0060: Low- or Moderate-Income Eligibility

To qualify for an incentive offered under the program for low- or moderate-income residential structure owners, the owner must provide proof of eligibility. Proof of eligibility must be provided in one of the following ways: (1) An owner will be considered eligible if the Department verifies with the Oregon Housing and Community Services Department that the owner, at the time of applying for an incentive, is eligible or was eligible in the three years prior to February 1, 2022, for one of the following Oregon Housing and Community Services Department programs: (a) Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). (b) Oregon Energy Assistance Program (OEAP). (c) Low Income Weatherization Assistance Program (LIWAP). (2) An owner will be considered eligible if the owner provides the Department an eligibility notice for the owner’s household for one of the following Oregon Department of Human Services or Oregon Health Authority programs that was received during the seven months prior to applying for an incentive with the Oregon Department of Energy: (a) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). (b) Oregon Health Plan (OHP) (Medicaid). (c) Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP; this option is available only for households consisting of six or fewer people). (3) An owner will be considered eligible if they provide the Department with either an Oregon Department of Revenue tax transcript or US Internal Revenue Service tax transcript for each tax filer residing at the household for the most recent tax filing year immediately preceding the current year, or the transcript for the year prior if the tax return for the most recent tax filing year has not yet been filed, that demonstrates their household income is less than or equal to 100 percent of state median income adjusted for household size. (4) An owner will be considered eligible if the Department verifies the owner meets the incentive program’s low- or moderate-income eligibility requirements or equivalent income levels with an organization, such as a local community action agency, that the Department has established an agreement with. Methods by which an organization that the Department has established an agreement with may verify a person meets the requirements in OAR 330-260-0060 or demonstrates equivalent income levels will be established in the agreement between organization and Department.