OKLAHOMA CITY (September 6, 2023) – Oklahoma Human Services is seeking public comment about the federally-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, (LIHEAP). LIHEAP is dependent upon the availability of federal funds and helps income-eligible families with their home energy bills.

The LIHEAP survey is available online.

LIHEAP components: 

• The Energy Crisis Assistance Program (ECAP) provides assistance for households with a verifiable energy crisis including the loss of heating or cooling. Open enrollment for the program usually begins each year in mid-March. Energy crisis assistance for households with a life-threatening medicalsituation is accepted year round.  
• The non-emergency summer cooling program provides assistance with a one-time payment per fiscal year to the energy company providing the main source of cooling for the household. Open enrollment usually begins each year in June. 
• The non-emergency winter heating program provides assistance with a one-time payment per fiscal year to the energy company providing the main source of heating for the household. Open enrollment usually begins each year in December.  

LIHEAP eligibility requirements are based on:

• Income
• Household size
• Available resources
• Responsibility for payment of home energy. Households are not eligible for LIHEAP if the utility bill is paid directly to the provider by someone who does not reside at the residence.
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Effective Oct. 1, 2023, the maximum monthly gross income allowed for LIHEAP is:

Size of Household                      Allowable Monthly Gross Income

1                                                      $1,580

2                                                      $2,137

3                                                      $2,694

4                                                      $3,250

5                                                      $3,807

6                                                      $4,364

7                                                      $4,921

8                                                      $5,478

Public comments about LIHEAP should be submitted using the survey link, emailed to Liheap2@okdhs.org or by letter to Oklahoma Human Services, Attention LIHEAP, P.O. Box 25352, Oklahoma City, OK 73125-0352.

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