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Federal Program Offers Help With Home Heating Bills
Grants vary depending on type of heating and income.
Having trouble heating your home or apartment as fall turns into winter? The federal government may be able to help.
The Home Energy Assistance Program was created in 1981 to help low income residents of public housing pay their heat, utilities and cooking gas costs.
Residents who live in public, Mitchell-Lama or Section 8 housing are eligible provided they are U.S. citizens or resident aliens and fall within the federal income guidelines.
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An emergency provision of HEAP helps households experiencing or facing a disconnection of service. The emergency grant may also be used to repair or replace broken boilers.
Those looking to apply to HEAP should submit utility bills, identity, proof of residence and income to the Brooklyn Field Office located at 1 MetroTech Center.
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For more info, call 800-692-0557.
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