Energy assistance program help available
Human Services Inc. is accepting Energy Assistance Program household applications for the summer season.
To be eligible for the Summer Crisis Benefit, a household must have applied and been determined eligible for EAP during the 2018-2019 heating season. Requirements include at least one household member who meets the criteria for an “at-risk” household (elderly, disabled, veteran, child aged 5 or under); and present an electric utility bill that is scheduled for disconnection or already disconnected or be within 10 days of running out of funds on a prepaid electric account.
To be eligible for a window air conditioner unit, a household must meet the first two criteria listed above and live in a dwelling that does not have a central air conditioning system installed or a central air conditioning system is installed but not operational ad include a member of the household that has a medical condition that makes air conditioning necessary to ensure health and safety, verified by a physician or nurse practitioner on the air conditioner affidavit; the household has not received a window air conditioner paid for with LIHEAP funds in the past five years; and an applicant has signed air conditioner affidavit agreeing to all terms, including prohibition on selling or transferring the air conditioner unit for a period of five years.
Funds and air conditioners are limited and are distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For information or to set up an appointment to apply call 812-522-8718.
