LIHEAP offers cooling assistance
Posted on June 26th, 2024
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps qualifying individuals and families pay for cooling costs in the summer months.
Don’t delay! Applications for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) will be accepted starting in July on a first-come, first-served basis as long as funds are available.
Businesses are excluded from receiving the benefit. LIHEAP is not administered by your local cooperative, but rather through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and it is operated by community action agencies.
The amount of financial help available varies based on income, the number of people in a household and other factors.
LIHEAP eligibility in Arkansas is based on 60% of State Median Income (SMI) and 150% of Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG). According to DHHS, the program is designed to lower the energy burden for low-income households that pay a high proportion of household income for home energy costs by paying benefits for home energy bills.
Contact your local Community Action Agency (CAA) to check eligibility. Visit acaaa.org/local-community-action-agencies/ for a list of CAA offices around the state.
