Fuel Assistance Program:
Provides benefits to qualified New Hampshire households to assist with heating costs during a heating emergency by securing an emergency delivery of fuel, delaying a shut-off notice or referring clients to another source of assistance, benefits are a grant and do not have to be paid back and can range from $210 to $1,575, depending on household income and energy costs.
Benefits are calculated taking into account household income, energy costs, the number of heating degree days within a region and housing type.

New Hampshire Electric Assistance Program (EAP) Electric Assistance Program:
Eligible customers receive a discount on their monthly electric bills. The discount is from 8%-76% on your gross household income size and electricity usage.

Customers of the following companies may apply for the discount:
 Eversource Energy
 Liberty Utilities
 NH Electric Co-op
 Unitil Energy Systems

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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