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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
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Rep. John Yudichak |
  
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More families may qualify for heating assistance
HARRISBURG, Nov. 5 – State Rep. John Yudichak, D-Luzerne, said expanded federal and state funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program means more local families will qualify for help heating their homes this winter.
The program provides eligible households with cash grants of $300 or more to help pay regular heating bills, and crisis grants of up to $800 to deal with heating emergencies, such as a broken furnace or a potential heating shutoff.
Eligibility for LIHEAP assistance is based on family size and household income. The income eligibility limits for Pennsylvania families have increased. That means families can earn more and still qualify; for example, the income limit for a family of four has been increased to $44,443.
LIHEAP is not welfare. No lien is placed on a person's home who receives LIHEAP assistance, and people do not have to miss a heating payment to qualify.
Applications for LIHEAP are being accepted now. More information about the program is available at www.state.pa.us by calling the Commission on Economic Opportunity of Luzerne County at 570-826-0510.
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