Osceola

Osceola Council on Aging - Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program helps low-income households with financial assistance to pay heating and cooling bills.

There are three categories of LIHEAP assistance:

  • Crisis Assistance – Helps eligible households in immediate danger of losing or has lost access to home energy.
  • Home Energy Assistance – Helps eligible households in meeting the cost of home energy. An emergency or crisis is not eligible for this category of assistance. If you have received home energy assistance in the last 12 months, you are not eligible.
  • Weather Related Assistance – This is utilized upon declaration or order by the Department of Community Affairs, Governor or President that a crisis or emergency exists due to weather related conditions.

Eligibility:

  • Criteria for vulnerable population: 60 years of age or older, Disabled, Families with children age 5 years old and under