Title: LIHEAP - Low Income Energy Bill Assistance Program
Headings: LIHEAP Low Income Energy Bill Assistance Programs.
LIHEAP Low Income Energy Bill Assistance Programs.
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LIHEAP Low Income Energy Bill Assistance Programs. The LIHEAP assistance program is a federally funded energy bill assistance program. Financial help in the form of a grant or credit on an account is provided to both struggling and lower income households who need assistance paying for their home energy bills. Much of the financial aid goes to paying winter heating or gas bills, with some states offering LIHEAP during the summer months as well for air conditioning as well as electric bills. The program’s purpose is to assist lower income families, individuals, as well as households living in poverty with meeting their immediate home energy needs. Funds are available in all states listed below on a first come and served basis. Customers can often get help paying for both winter heating bills as well as summer cooling bills, so the LIHEAP program provides year round assistance. The program will always give priority to those families with the highest home energy needs, which usually means lower income households with a family member that is at risk. Most states will give priority to senior citizens first and allow them to apply before others. Another focus is on homes with high energy and heating bills and/or the presence of a vulnerable individual in the household, such as a disabled family member, a young child, or a frail older individual.