{"id":1975000,"date":"2023-07-17T10:18:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T14:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liheap-payments-application-to-receive-up-to-2116-for-energy-bills-in-maine-open-today\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T10:19:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T14:19:10","slug":"liheap-payments-application-to-receive-up-to-2116-for-energy-bills-in-maine-open-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liheap-payments-application-to-receive-up-to-2116-for-energy-bills-in-maine-open-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply today for LIHEAP payments in Maine and receive up to $2,116 for energy bills."},"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\">30<\/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-application-to-receive-up-to-2116-for-energy-bills-in-maine-open-today%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=1975000&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>Apply for \u2063Assistance with Energy Bills\u2064 in\u200d Maine<\/h2>\n<p>Starting on\u200c Monday, eligible Maine\u200d residents\u2064 can\u200b now \u2063apply\u2063 for assistance with\u200d their energy bills \u2064for \u200dthe\u2062 heating season.\u200c The Home \u200cEnergy \u200bAssistance Program \u200din \u200bMaine is now\u2063 open for fiscal 2024,\u200c according \u200cto \u2064the\u200b state.<\/p>\n<h3>Get\u200b Help with Heating Costs<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The program offers assistance \u2064with\u200b heating costs, including\u200c spending on fuel and emergency fuel\u200c delivery, according\u200b to the Maine State \u2063Housing \u200cAuthority. Individual residents and \u2063households \u2063seeking\u2064 help\u200b with their \u200cenergy \u2064costs should apply\u200c as early\u200d as\u200b possible.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>For the\u2062 2023-24 heating\u2062 season, the \u200dmaximum monthly \u2064gross\u200d income\u2064 to qualify for the benefits is\u2064 $2,723 for a single-person\u200c household and\u200d $6,074\u2062 for \u2062a household\u2064 of \u2064five\u2063 people.\u200c The requirements for other household\u200c sizes are \u200bavailable\u200b on state websites for the program.<\/p>\n<p>For fiscal 2022, the\u200c maximum\u200d benefit\u200b was \u2064$2,116, while the\u2063 minimum benefit for\u2062 the\u200c program was \u2063$152, per\u2064 the Department of Health \u200dand Human\u200d Services.<\/p>\n<p>Heating assistance \u2064is \u2062available \u200bin all \u200c50 \u200dstates,\u2063 while some\u2062 states\u200b also provide cooling \u2064assistance during\u200b warmer\u200c months. \u200dCooling \u200cassistance through \u2062LIHEAP is \u2064available\u200b in \u200d28\u2064 states and\u2064 the \u2064District \u2062of Columbia, with each jurisdiction \u2064offering different amounts of money \u200dto help \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liheap-payments-application-to-receive-help-with-energy-bills-to-open-in-14-days\/\" title=\"LIHEAP applications for energy bill assistance will open in 14 days.\">low-income citizens stay cool<\/a>\u2062 during warm weather.\u2064 Maine does\u2064 not \u200coffer\u200c cooling assistance but does offer heating assistance.<\/p>\n<p>LIHEAP payments \u2064for cooling assistance can be used\u200b to purchase, install,\u2064 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liheap-payments-application-to-receive-up-to-2116-for-energy-bills-in-maine-open-today\/\" title=\"Apply today for LIHEAP payments in Maine and receive up to ,116 for energy bills.\">repair\u200c air \u2063conditioning \u200cunits<\/a>, along with\u2064 heat\u200c pumps. \u200dIn addition to those uses,\u2062 the \u2062payments from the government \u2064can \u200cbe \u200bused to pay for \u2062electric bills or security\u2062 deposits \u2063for\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liheap-payments-illinois-benefits-for-water-and-sewer-bills-arrive-in-five-days\/\" title=\"Illinois LIHEAP: Water and sewer bill benefits in 5 days.\">operating cooling equipment<\/a>, \u2064among\u200b other eligible expenditures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click \u2064here to read \u200cmore \u200dfrom The Washington\u200c Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting Monday, Maine residents can apply for energy bill assistance during the heating season. Applications for the Home Energy Assistance Program in Maine are now open for fiscal 2024. The program helps with heating costs and is available to eligible individuals. 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