Provides home energy assistance to all eligible households with home heating costs.

Documents required to apply for LIHEAP:
Social Security Number or Permanent Residence Card (
Household's income from the preceding month.
Current heating bill
Statement from your landlord if heating expense are included in your rent
Statement from utility company if you participate in Pre-Pay Electric Program

Additional services:
Necessary home repairs
Weatherization
Counseling services
Victims of Crime Assistance
Self-Help Parenting Class
Public Transportation
Jobsight
Housing
Early Head Start
Head Start
Domestic Violence Program/Safe House

Area Served:
Knott, Leslie, Letcher, and Perry

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance program is called LIHEAP. They assist low income people and families with their heating and cooling bills. This program is therefore, a year long program that is available 12 months a year. To qualify for the LIHEAP assistance, you need to qualify. We provide the current Federal Poverty Rates nationwide below.

You are automatically qualified for LIHEAP assistance if you participate in the SNAP food stamps program, TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or the SSI program through Social Security.

Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2024

Persons In Family	Earnings (100% Fed Poverty Guideline)
1	$15,060
2	$20,440
3	$25,820
4	$31,200
5	$36,580
6	$41,960
7	$47,340
8	$52,720

*Alaska and Hawaii have different rates for HUD federal poverty guidelines.
These numbers above represent 100% of the Federal Poverty Rate. In order to get legal aid from some offices, they use a sliding fee scale. When they use a sliding fee scale, the 100% rate can be different than 100%. In those cases, using for example a 200% federal poverty level, you will only need double the 100% number listed above to 200%.

User questions & answers

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