The Central Nebraska Community Services Weatherization Program provides for the installation of energy-saving materials in homes to help alleviate the ever-increasing cost of heating and cooling the homes of low-income Nebraska residents.
If your property is a rental property, the landlord must agree to complete the work and sign a form.
The program is free for owners and tenants.

Energy audits measure and evaluate the relative energy efficiency of any home, regardless of age, location, type of construction or fuel consumption, and are obtained through an on-site inspection.
The data collected by the home energy rater is entered into a computer program and converted into a point score.

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%.

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