How to Sign up for Liheap Assistance in Illinois
Liheap stands for "Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program." It is a useful program for those needing help with their utility bills. LIHEAP is offered mostly in the winter months, but is also sometimes available in the summer for cooling-although it depends on the funding for the season. Continue reading to find out how you can sign up for Illinois Liheap.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Proof of past 30 days income for everyone over 18 in the household. (wages, unemployment, social security/disability, and child support are examples of this)
- Social Security Cards for everyone in the household
- Copy of recent utility bill
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Contact your local community action agency or Department of Human Services for more information about where to apply for home energy assistance in Illinois. Find out where you need to call to make an appointment for LIHEAP. Most offices often are labeled an Outreach office.
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Arrive to your appointment on time or even a few minutes early when you apply for home energy assistance. These appointments often fill up fast, and it is important you arrive on schedule. If you are late-you may have to reschedule your appointment for another time. Most of these rules will be the same in other states, and do not just apply to Illinois offices.
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Gather all of your necessary documentation together once you arrive to your appointment for home energy assistance. The caseworker will want to see and copy the documents that you brought for home energy assistance. Most states will ask for similar documentation just like the ones in Illinois ask for.
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Sign the Illinois Liheap application for home energy assistance once it has been printed. Look over it to be sure all of the information has been entered correctly. Ask any questions that you may have about the program. The caseworker should explain to you how the program will work.
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Wait 30-45 days for an approval or denial letter to see if you qualify for home energy assistance in Illinois. You should continue to pay your utility bill until you have been approved and a credit has been added to your utility account. If you were denied, you can reapply again as long as there is still funding available.
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If you made $3 too much money to Qualify then you can probably afford to pay your bill. I saw a household of four with $1600 in Child support, $987 in disability, and a part time income of $1200 still get accepted in LiHeap. Also it is for ANY 30 day period so maybe you will average out to less next week and you can try again.
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If you only have a high school diploma, you might want to find out why you have to pay when those a lot smarter than you with better paying jobs than Wendy's don't.
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I'm in the same boat. You would not believe the abuse I get. I'd say I get used to it after a while, but I don't. These people might not be talking about disabled people (although they would want to make a judgement if you are physically able to work, without an MD), I sense a certain amount of bitterness and bigotry in some of these posts. Some people are just plain ignorant. And they want to cut our benefits instead of cutting military spending and taxing billionaires and corporations. How sick is that?
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staying busy, trying to take care of all the stuff i gotta do, registered for class and such
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Hey girl what u been up to
