Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Enrollment Opens Nov. 1st
Written by Tariq on October 29, 2024
Applications for the federal Home Energy Assistance Program open Friday, November 1. HEAP benefits help recipients pay heating costs for their homes. Benefits are available through March 17 or until the funds are exhausted. Regular HEAP benefit amounts for the 2024-2025 year are:
| $21 | Eligible households that live in government subsidized housing or a group home setting with heat included in their rent. |
| $45 or $50 | Eligible households who have heating costs included as part of their rent. |
| $900 + applicable add-ons | Eligible households whose primary heat is oil, kerosene, or propane and who make direct payments to the vendor for heating costs. |
| $635 + applicable add-ons | Eligible households whose primary heat is wood, wood pellets, coal, corn or other deliverable fuel and who make direct payments to the vendor for heating costs. |
| $400 + applicable add-ons | Eligible households whose primary heat is electricity or natural gas and who make direct payments based on their household’s actual usage to the vendor. |
Click here for more information about available benefits. Click here to apply.
Source: Rochester First
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