Updated 2/7/06

   700 East Oak Street  Canton  Illinois  61520
   Phone: 309-647-1134   Fax: 309-647-9545

For many Illinois households, energy costs place a severe and continuing stress on the family's budget. In come instances, the household if forced to make painful decisions regarding which bills to pay and which necessities to survive without. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is designed to assist eligible low-income households pay for winter energy services. LIHEAP will provide a onetime benefit to eligible households to be used for energy bills. The amount of the payment is determined by income, household size, fuel type, and geographic location.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE

You may be eligible to receive assistance under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program if your households combined income is at or below 150% of the Federal poverty guidelines.

If your rent and your head and/or electric is included in the rent, then your rent must be greater that 30% of your income in order to be eligible to receive benefits.

SOME WEBSITES TO VISIT ON HOW TO SAVE ON ENERGY COSTS:

http://www.commerce.state.il.us/ has information on the low-income home energy assistance program (LIHEAP). http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/com/lowincome.html

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency contains information to the ENERGY STAR program, promoting low-energy applicances and low-energy homes. www.epa.gov/energystar

The US DOE Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network. www.eren.doe.gov

The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, with information about energy-efficient appliances. ACEEE also produces many publications of interest to homeowners www.aceee.org