{"id":1965869,"date":"2023-07-06T16:51:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T20:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liheap-payments-direct-payment-worth-up-to-475-to-help-arkansas-residents-with-utility-bills-arrives-in-four-days\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T16:51:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T20:51:54","slug":"liheap-payments-direct-payment-worth-up-to-475-to-help-arkansas-residents-with-utility-bills-arrives-in-four-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liheap-payments-direct-payment-worth-up-to-475-to-help-arkansas-residents-with-utility-bills-arrives-in-four-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Arkansas residents receive $475 in LIHEAP payments for utility bills in four days."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fliheap-payments-direct-payment-worth-up-to-475-to-help-arkansas-residents-with-utility-bills-arrives-in-four-days%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1965869&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Arkansas Residents to Receive Assistance for Cooling Costs<\/h2>\n<p>Great news for Arkansas residents! If you have applied and been approved for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), you can expect benefit payments to help with your cooling costs this summer. In just four days, you&#8217;ll receive the much-needed relief.<\/p>\n<p>LIHEAP serves all 75 counties in the Natural State, and payments are scheduled for July 10th for Arkansans in 19 different counties, according to the Central Arkansas Development Council.<\/p>\n<h3>Qualified Applicants in the Following Counties:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Calhoun<\/li>\n<li>Clark<\/li>\n<li>Columbia<\/li>\n<li>Dallas<\/li>\n<li>Hempstead<\/li>\n<li>Hot Spring<\/li>\n<li>Howard<\/li>\n<li>Lafayette<\/li>\n<li>Little River<\/li>\n<li>Lonoke<\/li>\n<li>Miller<\/li>\n<li>Montgomery<\/li>\n<li>Nevada<\/li>\n<li>Ouachita<\/li>\n<li>Pike<\/li>\n<li>Pulaski<\/li>\n<li>Saline<\/li>\n<li>Sevier<\/li>\n<li>Union<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The relief amount for cooling ranges from a minimum payment of $48 to a maximum of $475. This program will continue until funds run out, as the state aims to reduce health risks and safety concerns associated with inadequate cooling methods.<\/p>\n<p>The Arkansas Department of Human Services started accepting applications for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/citing-china-threat-business-groups-experts-push-biden-administration-for-digital-policy\/\" title=\"Citing China Threat, Business Groups, Experts Push Biden Administration for Digital Policy\">low-income households<\/a> in July. The assistance is provided on a first-come, first-served basis and applications will be open until September 30th.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAs a block grant program, States, Territories, and Tribes have the flexibility to use LIHEAP funding to respond to natural disasters and extreme weather to meet the needs of their communities,\u201d the LIHEAP program\u2019s webpage states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>LIHEAP not only helps with cooling costs but also offers assistance in paying for fuels through the summer program. Some Arkansas residents may have already utilized LIHEAP during the colder months for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liheap-payments-direct-payment-worth-up-to-475-to-help-arkansas-residents-with-utility-bills-arrives-in-four-days\/\" title=\"Arkansas residents receive 5 in LIHEAP payments for utility bills in four days.\">heating service support<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There are two options for benefit payments: the regular benefit and the crisis benefit. The regular assistance is a fixed benefit based on household size and income, applicable to energy sources such as electricity, gas, propane, pellets, and wood.<\/p>\n<p>The crisis benefit is available for those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/friday-afternoon-update-amazon-layoffs-kinzinger-to-cnn-speaker-update\/\" title=\"Friday Afternoon Update: Amazon Layoffs, Kinzinger To CNN, Speaker Update\">facing financial hardships<\/a> and in need of restoring their energy supply or services. For the summer, the maximum crisis amount is $2,000, as stated by the LIHEAP Clearinghouse in contract with the Department of Health and Human Services.<\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liheap-utility-payments-direct-payments-for-help-with-energy-bills-arriving-in-14-days\/\" title=\"LIHEAP utility payments: Energy bill assistance payments coming in 14 days.\">additional application information<\/a>, please visit the Arkansas Energy and Environment website under the assistance programs section.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arkansas residents approved for LIHEAP will receive benefit payments in four days to assist with summer cooling costs. 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