Apply for Home Heating and Energy Assistance

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance program (LIHEAP) provides cash grants to help Pennsylvanians pay their heating bills.

 

The 2023-2024 LIHEAP season is now closed.  

The 2023-2024 LIHEAP season is now closed.

About LIHEAP

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps families living on low incomes pay their heating bills in the form of a cash grant. Households in immediate danger of being without heat can also qualify for crisis grants. The cash grant is a one-time payment sent directly to the utility company/fuel provider to be credited on your bill. These grants range from $200 to $1,000 based on household size, income, and fuel type. Remember: This is a grant and does not have to be repaid.

How to apply

The 2023-2024 LIHEAP season is now closed.

Applications will be posted when the 2024-2025 LIHEAP season opens later this year.

Income Requirements for 2023-2024

Check the LIHEAP Benefit Amount Table

​Household Size

​Income Limit

​1

​$21,870

​2

$29,580

​3

​$37,290

​4

​$45,000

​5

​$52,710

​6

$60,420

​7

​$68,130

​8

$75,840

​9

​$83,550

10

​$91,260

​For every additional person, add $7,7,10

 

Eligibility

  • You must meet income guidelines
  • You don't have to be on public assistance
  • You don't need to have an unpaid heating bills
  • You can rent or own your home

Crisis Grants

Households experiencing a heating crisis may be eligible for additional benefits through the LIHEAP crisis program. Emergency situations include:

  • Broken heating equipment or leaking lines that must be fixed or replaced
  • Lack of fuel
  • The main heating source or second heating source (a source that is used to operate the main heating source or used if the main heating source is not working) has been completely shut-off
  • The danger of being without fuel (less than a 15 day supply)
  • The danger of having utility service terminated (you've received a notice that service will be shut off within the next 60 days)

Contact Us

For more information about LIHEAP, please contact your county assistance office, Individuals with hearing impairments may call 711.

Call the LIHEAP Hotline

Call 1-866-857-7095

Contact Your County Assistance Office

Contact Your Local CAO

LIHEAP State Plan

The LIHEAP Final State Plan for Federal Fiscal Year 2025 was submitted  to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is available for viewing.

In addition to soliciting advice from the LIHEAP Advisory Committee (LAC), DHS held public hearings on the LIHEAP proposed Plan for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 in compliance with Federal LIHEAP requirements. This year, hearings were held via teleconference on June 25 and July 2.

  • A total of 23 persons attended the hearings. 
  • A total of six individuals or organizations provided oral testimony at the hearings and 
  • six additional individual or organization presented written mail-in testimony. 

LAC recommendations and all other comments and testimony were taken into consideration in developing program parameters for the Final State Plan.