Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) available at this office, help low-income Iowa homeowners and renters pay for their primary heating costs for the winter heating season.

Other Services:
Children & Adult Care Food Program
Family Development & Self-Sufficiency
Head Start
Housing Assistance ESG
SAIL
Weatherization
WIC (Women, Infants & Children Food Program)

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.

Mission Statement

UDMO is dedicated to helping build stronger communities by addressing the effects of poverty on individuals and families.”*

*From the Upper Des Moines Opportunity - Dickinson County Outreach LIHEAP website

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%.

User questions & answers

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