The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) assists families pay their energy bills.
Assistance is available once a year, and emergency funds are reserved for families facing a shutdown of energy services.
Grants are awarded on the basis of a points system to ensure that the most needy are assisted first and that grants are paid directly to the energy supplier.
Applications are submitted quarterly during January, April, July and October.
Please call 1-844-309-0416 two weeks before the beginning of the month of download.
Crisis applications are accepted all year round and are subject to the availability of funds.
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.
| 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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I live on SSI income and food stamps. Not enough to live without worrying about my necessary bills. They help me pay for and keep my electricity on.
Wonderful people, never made me feel poor or weak for not being able to pay a bill. Also offered other services. Very helpful in the past.
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