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HARRISBURG - Rep. Mario Scavello (R-Monroe) 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 Monroe County Assistance Office, Business Route 209 South at Tanite Road, P.O. Box 232, Stroudsburg, PA 18360-0232. The assistance office number is (570) 424-3030. The LIHEAP direct line is (570) 424-3517, and there's a toll free number: (877) 905-1495.
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.
Persons in Household Income Limit
1 $16,245
2 $21,855
3 $27,465
4 $33,075
5 $38,685
6 $44,295
7 $49,905
8 $55,515
For complete eligibility requirements and additional information on LIHEAP, visit Scavello's Web site MarioScavello.com and click on "LIHEAP Information."
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