Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LiHEAP)
Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LiHEAP)
The Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LiHEAP) is a federally-funded program designed to assist low-income families to meet the cost of home heating by providing a one-time payment to the heating utility.
What are the benefits of this program?
- Helps keep families safe and healthy through initiatives that assist families with energy costs.
- Receive a one-time payment to assist with household heating costs, regardless of heating fuel type.
- Protects qualified applicants who are the head of a household from being disconnected from natural gas or electric service during the annual winter moratorium, normally November 1 through April 1.
What is required for program eligibility?
- Meet income guidelines: 200% of Federal Poverty Guidelines
- Owners and renters both qualify
- Program available from November 1st to April 30th
- Elderly & disabled households can apply starting October 1st
What is required to apply for services?
- Income verification - see Income Guidelines 2023
- Utility Vendor Verification
- LiHEAP Application - English
- LiHEAP Application - Spanish
- Checklist for Applicants
Where are services available?
LiHEAP services are available in the following five NW Iowa counties: Lyon, Sioux, Plymouth, Cherokee and Ida
Where to apply for services?
- Online Application
- Remsen - 418 South Marion Street
- Cherokee - 921 South 2nd Street
- Ida Grove - 401 Moorehead
- Rock Rapids - 302 S Lincoln
- LeMars - 180 10th Street SE
- Sioux Center - 618 14th St. NE, Suite 10
More from Iowa DHR
Click below to access Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program (LiHEAP) information from the Iowa Department of Human Rights.
Learn MoreHelpful Resources
Review the federal poverty guidelines income eligibility chart for program services.
- LIHEAP Flyer for Income Verification 2023
- LiHEAP 2021 Flyer in Spanish
- LiHEAP Review of Services Video
- Energy Saver Program - tips to home energy improvements
- Appeal and Hearing Procedures - English and Spanish
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To ensure basic rights, freedoms, and opportunities for all by empowering underrepresented Iowans and eliminating economic, social, and cultural barriers.