Section 1-7 - Eligibility (a) The following person or groups of persons are eligible if they meet all other eligibility factors as set forth in these rules: - (i) Any adult that lives in a household with one (1) or more individuals and who is receiving benefits from Personal Opportunities With Employment Responsibilities, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Veteran or Survivors' Pension payments;
- (ii) Households whose total income does not exceed the amount of the poverty level or State median income as specified in W.S. 42-2-501(c);
- (iii) Renters who can prove that rent is increased due to fuel cost being passed on to the renter;
- (iv) College students who meet the income and vulnerability requirements; and
- (v) Legal aliens/immigrants.
(b) The following persons are not eligible: - (i) A person under the age of eighteen (18) living alone, unless head of household;
- (ii) A person on strike at the time of application;
- (iii) Northern Arapaho and Eastern Shoshone living on the Wind River Reservation, as a separate, funded organization;
- (iv) Residents who do not reside in their Wyoming home in the winter months are not eligible for LIEAP benefits. Seasonal residents may receive weatherization services for no heat after meeting LIEAP eligibility criteria. The application is forwarded to the Weatherization Assistance Program, which may winterize the seasonal home; and
- (v) Commercial accounts not directly related to rental properties or all businesses or corporations where the applicant's business pays the utilities.