How H.E.A.P. Can Help You

The winter months are hard in so many ways. They are miserably cold. We need to bundle up like an Eskimo to be outside for even twenty minutes. They are dark and dreary. We suffer from the lack of sunlight. They are costly. Winter comes with heating expenses.

With the state of the economy heating your home is not easy. The winter months never seem to end. They are long and cold. Each winter season families all over pay the price to keep their families warm. With so many people losing jobs and having their hours cut back the price we pay can sometimes be too high.

Wood stoves are one of the cheaper ways to heat your home, as are coal stoves. Furnaces, both kerosene and fuel oil, are a more popular type of heating system. Propane is yet another fuel used for heating. Many people choose electric heaters and fireplaces. All of these are great ways to keep your home warm all winter long. However, all of them cost money to use.

Whether you use wood, coal, kerosene, fuel oil, propane or electric to keep warm with HEAP can help you.

HEAP is a government funded program that is available in our country. The letter of HEAP stand for heating & energy assistance program. HEAP will give you a helping hand in getting the fuel that you need, regardless of what kind of fuel it is.

The HEAP season opens November first each year. Once the season is open you can apply at your local department of social services, or for seniors, at the office of the aging in your county. A HEAP application is simple to complete. If you make less than a certain amount or are on a fixed income you will be eligible.

Once your HEAP application is approved you will receive a number of small grants that can be applied to your heating costs. What will happen is that your case worker will contact your fuel vendor and guarantee a payment. You will not have to pay for the fuel, HEAP will. HEAP benefits comes as regular and emergency.

HEAP is an assistance program meant to help the people of our country keep their families warm. The payments HEAP grants cannot be used to pay past due balances. HEAP is not meant to meet all of your heating needs for the entire winter season. You still should pay your heating bill and will still need to budget for heating expenses. HEAP gives you a helping hand in doing so.

Heating a home in through the long, cold winter months is not easy. Many families struggle each year to keep up with their heating costs. HEAP is a program that can help families to keep warm by giving grants for heating costs. These grants are available to anyone who meets the income requirements. HEAP contacts your fuel vendor, whether it be wood, coal, kerosene, fuel oil, propane, or electric. Thanks for reading and take care!