The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps families living on low incomes to pay heating bills with a grant. The money does not have to be paid back.
Donor Name: Legal Aid of Southeastern PA
State: Pennsylvania
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Program
Deadline: 04/28/2023
Size of the Grant:$1,000
Details:
To get help
You must meet income guidelines (150% of federal poverty guidelines; see below).
- You do NOT need to receive public benefits.
- You do NOT need to have an unpaid heating bill.
- Your heat can still be on.
- You can rent or own your home.
- You must apply again this year, even if you received LIHEAP last year.
LIHEAP income limits
(150% of the federal poverty guidelines)
- Household of 1 – income limit of $1,698 per month, or $20,385 per year
- Household of 2 – income limit of $2,288 per month, or $27,465 per year
- Household of 3 – income limit of $2,878 per month, or $34,545 per year
- Household of 4 – income limit of $3,471 per month, or $39,750 per year
- Household of 5 – income limit of $4,058 per month, or $48,705 per year
- Household of 6 – income limit of $4,648 per month, or $55,785 per year
- Household of 7 `- income limit of $5,238 per month, or $62,865 per year
- Household of 8 – income limit of $5,828 per month, or $69,945 per year
- For every additional person, add $590 per month, or $7,080 per year.
Certain income is not considered when calculating household income to determine LIHEAP eligibility, including but not limited to:
- SNAP benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps)
- Medicare premiums deducted from social security benefit payments
- Wage earnings of a dependent child under age 18
- Income tax refunds
- Cash or in-kind assistance with heating costs provided by private or public agencies or utility companies.
Funding Information
LIHEAP has cash & crisis grants (you can get both)
Cash grants
- $300-$1,000 to pay heating bills. One-time payment, usually sent directly to the utility company/fuel provider. ‘
- Eligibility: Income; home heating responsibility; responsible for primary or supplemental heat; includes renters who pay for heat as part of rent, even without a utility account; Pennsylvania resident.
Crisis grants
- $25-$1,000 to help in an emergency, if you might lose your heat. Call County Assistance Office. You can get more than one crisis grant, up to $1,000. For broken heating equipment or leaking lines; lack of fuel; shut-off; danger of being without fuel (less than a 15 day supply); danger of having utility service terminated (you’ve received a notice that service will be shut off within the next 60 days).
Homeowners and Renters from Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties can get help with winter heating bills.
For more information, visit LIHEAP.
