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Low Income Home
Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Low
Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is designed
to help low-income households pay for winter & summer
energy services.
- LIHEAP will provide a one-time benefit
to eligible households
- Energy Assistance may be available
if your household is disconnected from an energy source
- Provide emergency furnace services
to eligible households
You may be eligible to receive assistance
under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program if
your household's combined income is at or below 150% of
the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
2007 Income Eligibility Guidelines:
| Household
Size
|
30
Day Income
|
Annual
Income
|
| 1 |
$1,276 |
$15,315 |
| 2 |
1,711 |
20,535 |
| 3 |
2,146 |
25,755 |
| 4 |
2,581 |
30,975 |
| 5 |
3,016 |
36,195 |
| 6 |
3,451 |
41,415 |
| 7 |
3,886 |
46,635 |
| 8 |
4,321 |
51,855 |
The Energy Assistance Program is comprised
of three programs: Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP),
the Reconnect Assistance Program and the Emergency Furnace
Program.
The Reconnect Assistance Program is a one-time service
provided to people whose utilities have been disconnected
because of non-payment. Through the Emergency Furnace
Program homeowners are able to receive furnace repairs
or replacements. The Energy Assistance Program begins
in September and continues through May, or when funding
has been exhausted. This cycle for the general public
excludes the priority months reserved for the Elderly
or clients who receive disability income; their cycle
runs September to May. Individuals seeking help must meet
low-income eligibility guidelines. Although it is unusual,
the LIHEAP program offered an Emergency Cooling program
during the summer of 1999. Households eligible for this
assistance included: those with children under the age
of six, the elderly and those with medical conditions
that require cooling. LIHEAP typically administers $2
million a year on it's programs.
To
request further information, please click here.
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