The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, commonly known as LIHEAP, is designed to assist low-income individuals and struggling families pay for their electrical bill. This program provides financial relief in order to prevent service interruption or disconnection. Special efforts are made to provide this financial relief to individuals with special needs, disabilities, and elderly. You need to submit an application, which can be made by reaching out to your closest community action service center or online.
Eligibility:
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The Low Income Home Energy Assistance program is called LIHEAP. They assist low income people and families with their heating and cooling bills. This program is therefore, a year long program that is available 12 months a year.
To qualify for the LIHEAP assistance, you need to qualify. We provide the current Federal Poverty Rates nationwide below.
You are automatically qualified for LIHEAP assistance if you participate in the SNAP food stamps program, TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or the SSI program through Social Security.
To promote independence of life in Palm Beach County by providing effective and essential services to residents in need.”*
*From the Palm Beach County Community Action Program - Riviera Beach - LIHEAP website
| Persons In Family | Earnings (100% Fed Poverty Guideline) |
| 1 | $15,060 |
| 2 | $20,440 |
| 3 | $25,820 |
| 4 | $31,200 |
| 5 | $36,580 |
| 6 | $41,960 |
| 7 | $47,340 |
| 8 | $52,720 |
*Alaska and Hawaii have different rates for HUD federal poverty guidelines.
These numbers above represent 100% of the Federal Poverty Rate. In order to get legal aid from some offices, they use a sliding fee scale. When they use a sliding fee scale, the 100% rate can be different than 100%. In those cases, using for example a 200% federal poverty level, you will only need double the 100% number listed above to 200%.
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