Low-Income Home Energy Assistance for low income families/individuals, elderly, or handicapped persons with energy needs.

Assistance in:
Electric, natural gas, fuel oil, kerosene, wood and coal.

Payment Method:
Directly to energy or fuel supplier.

Service Area:
Low income residents in Bledsoe, Grundy, Marion, Meigs, McMinn, Rhea, Polk, and Sequatchie counties.

Additional Services:
Corrections
Elderly Support
Employment & Education
Housing
Meals & Medicine
Representative Payee
SETHRA CASA
Transportation
Youth Programs

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

To deliver quality services and resources to those in need.”*

*From the South East Tennessee Human Resource Agency LIHEAP Energy Assistance 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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