Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)/Public Utilities Commission

This program helps low income people pay their heating bills through home heating energy assistance grants and crisis grants. You need not have an unpaid bill to receive home heating energy assistance. LIHEAP stopped taking applications as of April 16, 2010.  We will update the site once we are aware that the LIHEAP program has begun taking applications again.

To learn more, please visit http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ServicesPrograms/liheap/.

The CARES program helps customers with special needs. CARES may help you find ways to pay your utility bill. For example, special needs are customers who are experiencing family emergencies, divorce, unemployment, or medical emergencies. The goal is to provide support and direction to help customers pay their utility bills.

To learn more, please visit http://www.puc.state.pa.us/general/consumer_ed/energy_asst_progs.aspx.

The Dollar Energy Fund’s Hardship Program assists eligible utility customers with their gas, electric and water bills. Eligible customers receive a one-time grant applied directly to their utility bill.

To learn more or to apply, please visit http://www.dollarenergy.org/need-help/Hardship-Program.aspx.