HOW TO APPLY FOR ENERGY ASSISTANCEFind out if you are eligible for the program Review the Energy Assistance Program Fact Sheet and Income GuidelinesIf you are eligible 31ll out an applicationSubmit a ID: 863022
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1 New Jersey Home Energy ProgramsHome Ener
New Jersey Home Energy ProgramsHome Energy AssistanceUniversal Service FundWeatherization Assistance HOW TO APPLY FOR ENERGY ASSISTANCE: Find out if you are eligible for the program. Review the Energy
2 Assistance Program Fact Sheet and Incom
Assistance Program Fact Sheet and Income Guidelines. If you are eligible, ll out an application. Submit a completed application to your Local Community Action Agency. Choose from the list of Loc
3 al Application Agency’s contact inf
al Application Agency’s contact information at the end of this application. LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMUNIVERSAL SERVICE FUNDFFY 2021 FACT SHEETThe LowIncome Home Energy Assistance
4 Program (LIHEAP) is designed to help low
Program (LIHEAP) is designed to help lowincome families and individuals meet home heating and medically necessary coolingcosts. This year, the application period is October 1, 20to June 30, 202. To ap
5 ply forLIHEAP, you can apply online at w
ply forLIHEAP, you can apply online at www.energyassistance.nj.gov or contact anauthorized local community action agencyor community basedorganization in your areafor assistance. For persons age 60 or
6 over, or who are disabled, applications
over, or who are disabled, applicationsy be received and returned by mail. Other households may apply by mail at thediscretion of the local agency. To be eligible for LIHEAP benefits, the applicant h
7 ousehold must be responsible for homehea
ousehold must be responsible for homeheating or cooling costs, either directly or included in the rent; and have gross income ator below 200% of the federal poverty level. The chart below gives specif
8 ic monthly grossincome maximums for FFY
ic monthly grossincome maximums for FFY 2021. Persons who live in public housing and/or receive rentalassistance are not eligible for assistance, unless they pay for their own heating costs directly t
9 o the fuel supplier. The amount of the L
o the fuel supplier. The amount of the LIHEAP heating benefit is determined by income, householdsize, fuel type, and heating region. The medically necessary cooling assistance benefitamount will be $
10 200, which will be issued as a direct cr
200, which will be issued as a direct credit to an active electric accountin our system, otherwise they will be issued as oneparty check to the eligibleapplicant. An eligible household that heats with
11 natural gas or electricity may have its
natural gas or electricity may have its benefitsdirectly forwarded to its utility company. Otherwise, in most cases eligible householdsdirectly responsible to a fuel supplier for payment of home heat
12 ing costs receive a twoparty check in th
ing costs receive a twoparty check in the name of the applicant and “the fuel supplier”. Households whoseheating costs are included in their rent receive a single party check made out to the
13 eligibleapplicant. Please Not: The FFY
eligibleapplicant. Please Not: The FFY 202LIHEAP application is also an application for the UniversalService Fund Program (USF). The is a program created by the State of New Jersey to help make natu
14 ral gas and electricbills more affordabl
ral gas and electricbills more affordable for lowincome households. If you are eligible, USF can lower theamount you pay for gas and electricity. To be eligible, a household gross income must beat or
15 below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level,
below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level, (please refer to income guidelines listedbelow), and pay more than 3% of its annual income for electric, or more than 3% fornatural gas. If a household has ele
16 ctric heat, it must spend more than 6% o
ctric heat, it must spend more than 6% of its annualincome on electricity to be eligible. For more information about USF, call: 1-800-510-3102. For further information on LIHEAP or to locate the near
17 est application agency, call 1-800-510-3
est application agency, call 1-800-510-3102. Additional information about LIHEAP and USF, including an application, is alsoavailable at www.energyassistance.nj.gov . The 2021 Maximum Income Limits H
18 ousehold Size HEA Monthly Gross Income
ousehold Size HEA Monthly Gross Income USF Monthly Gross Income 1 2127 1967 2 2873 2658 3 3620 3349 4 4367 4039 5 5113 4730 6 5860 5421 7 6607 6111 8 7353 6802 9 8100 74
19 93 10 8847 8183 11 9072 8874 12
93 10 8847 8183 11 9072 8874 12 9257 9565 Amount for each additional member for households greater th a n 12 185 691 Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2021 First Person Each Additional Per