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Ninth District Opportunity's Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Program assists
qualifying households with a one-time
payment to their primary
cooling vendor.
2024
COOLING ASSISTANCE
April 1, 2024:
Households where
all applicants are 65 or older - OR -
medically homebound (unable to leave their
home due to medical reasons) may contact the
scheduling system listed below for an appointment
beginning on April 1, 2024 at
8:30am.
May 1,
2024:
If funds remain,
all income eligible households may contact
the scheduling system listed below for an appointment
beginning on May 1, 2024 at
8:30am.
ASSISTANCE UPDATES:
*Only
arrive at your scheduled appointment date
and time to drop off documents, as we are
not allowing walk-ins and locations may be
closed at other times.
*At this time
we will not be operating LIHWAP (Low Income
Home Water Assistance Program) again.
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the following items will be required to verify
eligibility for this type of assistance: |
* Verification of all household income for every
person living in the home for the past 30 days.
PLEASE BRING ALL DOCUMENTATION
BECAUSE WE ARE NO LONGER ABLE TO
OBTAIN INFORMATION FOR YOU.
* Social Security Cards for every person living
in the household
* A
recent cooling bill with the service address and
account number printed on it
* A recent
heating
bill for residence
verification
* Verification of
U.S. citizenship (Drivers' License)
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* Telephone lines and
internet scheduling
will not
be active until April 1st at
8:30am
and no appointments will be
provided in any way prior to the
opening date of the program.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ
- Program funding is
allocated on a
county-by-county basis. Any
applicant who schedules an
appointment for a county
other than that in which
they reside WILL NOT be
assisted.
- Ninth District
Opportunity, Inc. CANNOT
obtain any of the required
documents on your behalf.
Please be prepared with the
required documentation or
assistance will be delayed
until you provide the
necessary verification.
- An appointment for
energy assistance DOES NOT
guarantee processing or
payment. Approvals
will be made when and if
customer eligibilty is
determined and funds are
received from the State.
- Appointments are
scheduled on a first-come,
first-serve basis.
- Each
household may receive
assistance ONE TIME PER
YEAR.
- In order to prevent
scheduling conflicts, all
applicants are asked to
provide their full legal
name when requesting an
appointment. Nicknames,
initials and abbreviated
names may result in delayed
appointments.
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