Title: Get help with electric or utility bills
Headings: 
Find help with electric, utility, or heating bills.
Government utility bill assistance
Heating bill programs
Financial resources and weatherization services offered by utility companies

Content: Government utility bill assistance
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Block Grant is funded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and provides two basic types of services. Eligible low-income persons, via local governmental and nonprofit organizations, can receive financial assistance to offset the costs of heating and/or cooling dwellings and/or have their dwellings weatherized to make them more energy efficient. Information on LIHEAP by state. Applications for the program are usually processed by community action agencies. These non-profits also have information on many other resources that may be able to help with paying utility bills. Find how to get help with heating bills from assistance programs offered by your local utility companies, charities and local government. Or read more on electric bill programs from LIHEAP
LIHEAP crisis programs can be an option for low income families that are faced with an emergency such as a disconnection or that are very low on heating oil or fuel. Grants and financial assistance can be paid out directly to your energy company for your unpaid bill. The funds can be expedited to households that are faced with a shut off of their electric or utility service. The LIHEAP crisis program may even provide grants within 24 business hours in some cases.