Program Description
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Block Grant is funded by the Federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and provides two basic types of services. Eligible low-income persons, via local governmental and nonprofit organizations, can receive financial assistance to offset the costs of heating and/or cooling dwellings, and/or have their dwellings weatherized to make them more energy efficient. This is accomplished through these three program components:
General Program Requirements
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a resident of the State of California, you must need financial assistance for home energy costs and your household's annual income before taxes must not exceed $20,519 if one person lives in the household; $26,883 if two people live in the household; $33,146 if three people live in the household; $39,460 if four people live in the household; $45,774 if five people live in the household; $52,087 if six people live in the household.
For family sizes greater than six persons, add 3 percent for each additional family member and multiply the new percentage by the 60% of the State's estimated median income for a 4-person family.