LEADS assists clients with electric and gas bills through several programs:
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), to be eligible must have an income at or below 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.
Summer Crisis Program assists with electric bills and/or the purchase of air conditioners.
Winter Crisis Program assists once per heating season to eligible households that are disconnected, or have less than a ten day supply bulk fuel
Additional Services:
Community Services
Utility Bills
Food
Shelter
Clothes
Home Repair
Home Weatherization
LEADS Head Start/Early Head Start
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.
| 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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