Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP) To Open November 2nd
Pennsylvania's Low-Income Home Energy Assitance program (LIHEAP), which provides cash grants to help low-income households pay for home heating fuel and crisis grants to address heating emergencies, will open for the 2009-10 heating season on November 2nd. The crisis portion of the program will open on January 4, 2010.
Eligibility Information
Cash grants are based on income, family size, type of heating fuel and region. Crisis grants are provided to resolve heating emergencies, such as furnace failures or unexpected fuel shortages. In addition to proof of income and household size, applicants must provide a recent bill or a statement from their fuel dealer verifying their customer status and the type of fuel that they use.
Household Sizes and Income Limits
Persons in Household Income Limit
1 $16,245
2 $21,855
3 $27,465
4 $33,075
5 $38,685
(add $5,610 for each additional person)
Applications will be available at county assistance offices, local utility companies and community service agencies, such as Area Agencies on Aging or community action agencies. Applications for LIHEAP cash grants will also be available online at compass.state.pa.us.
More information is available at RepBoback.com
