Due COVID-19, the MDC Energy Assistance office are taking safety precautions and will be closed until further notice. During this time, we are accepting Energy Assistance applications via email and mail and checking the office voicemail regularly. The Energy Assistance team are working remotely to assist applicants requesting these essential services. Tacoma Power Utilities and Puget Sound Energy are aware of this closure. For Tacoma Power Utilities, visit www.mytpu.org/emergencyassistance. For Puget Sound Energy, visit www.pse.com. We thank you for your flexibility and patience. Please be safe.
Area served:
City of Tacoma
6 requirements for energy assistance:
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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