Phillips, Fairchild Alert Residents to PA LIHEAP Program
Heating assistance applications to be accepted, beginning Nov. 2
Reps. Merle Phillips (R-Northumberland/Snyder) and Russ Fairchild (R-Snyder/Union) have announced 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.
For applications or more information, contact the Snyder County Assistance Office at 570 South High St., Selinsgrove, at (570) 621-3072 or 866-713-8584; the Union County Assistance Office at Suite 300, 1610 Industrial Boulevard, Lewisburg, at (570) 522-8900; or the Northumberland County Assistance Office, 320 Chestnut St., Sunbury, at (570) 988-5996 or 800-332-8583.
Residents may also call the toll-free LIHEAP hotline at 866-857-7095 (individuals with hearing impairments may call the TDD number at 800-451-5886). 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.
Individuals with an income of less than $16,245, couples earning less than $21,855 and a family of four earning less than $33,075 are encouraged to check their eligibility for the program.
For complete eligibility requirements and additional information on LIHEAP, visit Phillips’ Web site at
MerlePhillips.com or Fairchild’s Web site at
RussFairchild.com and click on “LIHEAP Information.”
Rep. Merle Phillips
108th District
(570) 286-5885
Rep. Russ Fairchild
85th District
(570) 524-2788
Contact: Jennifer Algoe Keaton
Jkeaton@pahousegop.com