Southern Iowa Economic Development Association (SIEDA)
The Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is available to help with the partial payment of heating costs for qualified clients.
Applications can be made at any of the Neighborhood Resource Centers between November 1 and April 20 of each year.
Clients must provide written proof of their income for the last 13 weeks and a copy of their gas, electricity and telephone bills.

The Weatherization component works to tighten and insulate homes against the elements and to ensure the safety of the appliances by providing health and safety checks, repair/replacement of the oven, refrigerator replacement, home insulation, minor repairs and customer training.
Eligibility for weatherization requires that the family be approved for LIHEAP first.

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.

Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2024

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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