OAR 813-200-0020: Household Eligibility

(1) Program services must be available to households that are determined to be eligible in compliance with the program manual. Baseline eligibility requirements include, but are not limited to: (a) Meeting income thresholds for LIHEAP; and (b) Having a demonstrated energy burden. (2) The period of time relevant to the determination of a household's eligibility must be no more than the past 12 months and not less than the 30 days immediately preceding the date of application by the household for program services. (3) An eligible household must receive assistance from the subgrantee in the service area in which the household’s dwelling is located. (4) Households in similar circumstances must receive similar benefits to the extent of LIHEAP funding. (5) Households living in an institution is not eligible to receive program services. Institutions may include, but are not limited to, hospitals, licensed domiciliary care facilities, intermediate care facilities, skilled nursing facilities or homes, alcohol and drug rehabilitation centers or treatment programs, dormitories, fraternities, sororities, and temporary protective facilities such as domestic violence shelters and homeless shelters.