MACON
COUNTY DSS
LOW
INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE (LIHEAP)
Macon
County DSS will accept applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program known
as LIHEAP on Monday, December 1, 2014. LIHEAP provides a one-time annual
vendor payment to help eligible with their heating expense.
December 1st – December
31st:
To be eligible a household must have either:
· An elderly person ages 60 and above OR;
· A disabled person receiving services through
the Division of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS)
· In addition income guidelines must also be met.
January 1st
– March 31st if LIHEAP funds are still available:
· Applications will be accepted for all low
income individuals and families.
CIP Program
In addition On
December 1st the CIP program will be excepting applications for
households needing assistance for their immediate
heating needs and to alleviate their heating
crisis. Eligible households must
meet criteria for heating assistance, which includes; income limit which
is less than 150% of the federal poverty levels. Also there must be one US Citizen in the
household and a resident of Macon County.
The Crisis
Intervention Program (CIP) will provide payment to the vendors for eligible
households. Also, required to be
eligible households, you must have 10% or less LP gas, 15 inches or less of
Fuel Oil/Kerosene or a Disconnect Notice from Duke or Haywood Electric
Company. Those that use wood as a heat
source must have less than 1 cord of wood.
The Crisis Intervention
Program (CIP) is to resolve the immediate life threatening crisis, only minimum
deliveries of 100 lbs. of propane, 100 gallons of fuel oil/kerosene, or 1 cord
of wood will be approved.
No
appointments will be made for LIHEAP or CIP.
For more information,
please contact Macon County DSS 828-349-2124.
Applications will be
taken at Macon County DSS
located at 1832
Lakeside Drive, Franklin NC
Monday – Friday from 8 am – 4 pm as long as
funds are available.
By Gwen Taylor, PIO
