ATLANTA — A Georgia program that wants to help keep your air conditioning bill down is now open.
The Georgia Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally-funded program that helps low-income households with their home energy bills.
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LIHEAP opened up the applications to eligible Georgia seniors last month. Now, help is available to other Georgians who are eligible.
To qualify for assistance, an applicant must:
- be a U.S. Citizen or legally admitted immigrant
- have total gross annual household income needs to be at or below 60% of the State’s Median Income.
- to have full responsibility for paying the cost of energy bills
The funds are available on a first-come, first serve basis for each agency across Georgia.
You can click here to find an assistance office near you.
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