Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Your LIHEAP program may be able to offer you one or more of the following types of assistance:

• Bill payment assistance.
• Energy crisis assistance.
• Weatherization and energy-related home repairs.

LIHEAP is available to assist low-income households with home energy costs. There are two separate components of LIHEAP programs.

Subsidy: Eligibility and benefit amount are based on income and type of fuel source. Clients do not have to be out of fuel or receive a past due or disconnect notice to qualify.

Crisis: To qualify for the Crisis component, the home must be past due on their energy bill, subject to disconnection, or within four days of depletion of its energy source. The amount necessary to alleviate the crisis will be provided up to a maximum benefit.

The fall LIHEAP Subsidy component usually begins in early November and runs approximately five to six weeks or until funding is expended.

The winter Crisis Component begins in early January and continues through March or until available funds are expended.

Occasionally and as funding allows, Spring and/or Summer LIHEAP programs may also be offered.