Minnesota Energy Assistance Available

January 26, 2018 – Minnesota’s Department of Commerce’s Energy Assistance Program (EAP) provides heating bill assistance to low-income households that earn less than 50 percent of the state’s median annual income. Residents are encouraged to apply as early as possible, because benefits are distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis.

LIHEAP Available in Kansas

January 19, 2018 – The Kansas Department for Children and Families will be accepting applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program from January 16 to March 30.

LIHEAP provides an annual benefit to help qualifying households pay their heating bills. In Kansas, primary groups assisted are people with disabilities, elderly and families with children. In 2017, Kansas assisted nearly 38,000 with an average benefit of $525.

Heating Assistance Available for Low-Income Montana Residents

January 12, 2017 – Heating assistance is available for low-income Montanans through the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP), and Energy Share, but many are not receiving the help they need.

“People do not have to choose between food or medicine and keeping warm during Montana’s long winter months. LIHEAP is here to help ease those heating costs,” said Cassie O’Leary, Supportive Services Manager at Action, Inc.

Demand for Heating Bill Assistance Increases in NH

January 5, 2018 - New Hampshire is seeing a significant increase in people that need assistance in paying their heating bills this winter. Southwestern Community Service Chief Operating Officer Beth Daniels said that around 3,500 people have enrolled for assistance and 5,000 are expected to apply by the end of winter.

Some residents have burned through their monthly fuel subsidy due to the cold weather. “All last week and already today has been phenomenally busy, just people calling us out of heat, out of fuel, or very close to being out,” said Daniels.

LIHEAP Application Numbers Double in Missouri

December 29, 2017 – Missouri Community Action Partnership (CAP) officials have stated that the number of applications for the federally funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program have doubled this year. Last year there were 1,396 applications, this year there were 2,806.

Winter Crisis Programs Continue to Help Ohioans

December 22, 2017 – This winter, Ohio’s Jefferson County Community Action Council continues to assist county residents with the Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). The council aids residents in collecting required documentation and guides them through the scheduling process, including appointment notifications and reminders.

Chief Executive Officer Michael McGlumphy provided some details about Ohio’s HEAP.

LIHEAP Clearinghouse Releases Three Publications

December 15, 2017 – The LIHEAP Clearinghouse has released three publications since December 1. The three publications provide a detailed overview of LIHEAP and address issues that have been identified within LIHEAP. The reports are: LIHEAP Training, Crisis Following the Lifting of Winter Moratorium, and the LIHEAP Primer.

December LIHEAP Clearinghouse publications:

New York Residents Reminded to Apply for HEAP This Winter

December 8, 2017 – As the winter months approach, Sen. Patty Ritchie of St. Lawrence County is reminding residents to apply for the Home Energy Assistance Program.

$327 million in funding is available to assist low-income New Yorkers with paying their energy bills this winter. Applicants can apply for NY HEAP assistance online.

LIHEAP in Georgia Starts December 1

December 1, 2017 – Chatham County Georgia is accepting applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program starting Friday, December 1. The first LIHEAP appointments in Chatham County will be available by December 5. Eligible applicants will receive a direct payment to their utility vendor for their determined benefit amount.

Georgia’s eligibility guidelines require an applicant to be less than or equal to sixty percent of the median income for a Georgian household.

MA Fuel Assistance Program in Full Swing

November 22, 2017 – The Massachusetts Fuel Assistance program, Citizens for Citizens (CFC), runs from November 1 through April 30. Qualified applicants will receive a 25 percent discount in heat, plus fuel assistance payments. Residents using gas or electric heat may receive up to $400 to $850 off their bill for the season, and up to $1,100 for those heating with oil.

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