Energy Assistance
About The Program
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally funded program that provides assistance to help low-income families and individuals pay heating bills during the winter. Assistance is paid directly to the utility or energy provider on the client's behalf. Homeowners may also qualify for limited heating system repairs. Assistance is limited to eligible households, one time per year. Additional energy assistance may also be available from specific private utility Fuel Funds. Please click here for more information regarding local fuel fund availability.
How are Energy Assistance benefit amounts determined?
Assistance amounts are determined by household size, income, heat source and the previous year's energy usage and are based on availability of funds.
How do I receive Energy Assistance services?
The program usually begins in November and continues until all funds are committed. Contact us for further information. We will ask pre-qualifying questions to determine if you appear eligible. You will be asked to provide required documentation to establish eligibility at the time of your appointment. Please click here for our office location in your county.
How do I make my Energy Assistance appointment?
Due to the high volume of people in need trying to access these services, it is imperative to process all applicants fairly and equally. Our policy is to make appointments over the phone or through our web site scheduler. Please remember appointments are made on a first come, first served basis. To be fair to all applying, we do not accept requests for appointments by E-mail or Voicemail. Please show patience (as well as persistence) when calling to schedule. Our phone lines become extremely busy when we first start scheduling appointments. We strongly encourage people not to give up calling if they get a busy signal. Eventually, you can get though.
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Schedule Appointment
To schedule your own appointment through this website, please use the link on our Home Page to access our scheduler. Or you may call our office in your county.
Please click here for Funding Update
Do we get enough funding to serve everyone in need?
No!
Who is eligible?
Please click here to see if your household may be income eligible for heating assistance through the LIHEAP program.
Please click here to see if your household may be income eligible for assistance through the PSE-HELP program.