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Emergency Financial Assistance:
Heating and Cooling Costs
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps low-income households with
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home energy bills. Eligible expenses include heating and cooling energy costs, bill payment assistance,
energy crisis assistance, weatherization, and energy-related home repairs.
How Do I Apply? What Does LIHEAP Cover?
The National Energy Assistance Referral is a free Heating & Cooling Costs
service providing LIHEAP support. Call Monday - Bill Payment Assistance
Friday, 1-866-674-6327, or email energy@ncat.org. Energy Crisis Assistance
Additional information is available on the LIHEAP Weatherization
website: https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/623 Energy-Related Home Repairs
Do I Qualify?
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must
need financial assistance for home energy costs.
You may also automatically qualify if you or a family
member participates in certain other benefit programs
including Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
(SNAP), Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or
certain needs-tested Veterans benefits.
Always check with the appropriate managing agency to
ensure the most accurate guidelines and eligibility. [1] Under the CARES Act, LIHEAP received $900 million in emergency funding for 2020.
The funds are available through September 30, 2021. LIHEAP is a program under the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
www.npga.org
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