Pennsylvania's Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to Open Nov. 2, Says Day
Rep. Gary Day (R-Berks/Lehigh) announced today that Pennsylvania’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will begin accepting applications for cash grants Nov. 2. Crisis grants will be available on Jan. 4, 2010.
LIHEAP helps low-income people pay their heating bills through home energy assistance grants and crisis grants. Cash grants are awarded based on household income, family size, type of heating fuel and region. Crisis grants are provided in the event of a heating emergency, including broken heating equipment or leaking lines that must be fixed or replaced, lack of fuel, termination of utility service or danger of being without fuel or of having utility service terminated. In most counties, assistance with home heating crisis situations is available 24 hours a day.
Applications will be available at the Lehigh County Assistance Office at 101 South 7th Street, Allentown, PA 18101-2295. The phone number is (610) 821-6509. The LIHEAP number is (610) 821-6702. The Berks County Assistance Office in the Reading State Office Building, 625 Cherry Street, Reading, PA 19602-1188. The phone number is (610) 736-4211. The LIHEAP number is (610) 736-4228 or there’s a toll-free number: (866) 215-3911.
Applications are also available from local utility companies and community service agencies, such as Area Agencies on Aging or community action agencies. LIHEAP cash grant applications are available online at compass.state.pa.us.
Income eligibility for cash grants is listed below by household sizes and income limits.
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Persons in Household
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Income Limit*
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1
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$16,245
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2
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$21,855
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3
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$27,645
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4
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$33.075
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5
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$38,685
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6
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$44,295
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7
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$49,905
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8
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$55,515
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*Add $5,610 for each additional person
For complete eligibility requirements and additional information on LIHEAP, visit Day’s Web site RepGaryDay.com and click on “LIHEAP Information.” After Nov. 2, Day’s offices will have LIHEAP forms. Please stop by one of his offices. His Lehigh County office is in Northwest Centre, 6299 State Route 309, Suite 302 in New Tripoli. The phone number is (610) 760-7082. His Berks County office is Maxatawny Township, 127 Quarry Road, Suite 1, in Kutztown.
Rep. Gary Day
187th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
(717) 787-3017
(610) 760-7082
Contact: Todd Abele
tabele@pahousegop.com
(717) 783-3957