Energy rebates: Virginia application for direct payment for heating bills closes in one week

Applications for payments from Virginia’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program close in one week.

LIHEAP offers low-income families benefits to help pay for heating and cooling systems. In Virginia, residents can send applications for the program until Nov. 14 to receive assistance paying their heating bills as winter approaches.

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Furnace restarts, late charges, delivery charges, installation charges, and connection or reconnection fees can all be covered by LIHEAP payments, as well as any other heating costs.

To be eligible, citizens must have heating or cooling bills and a gross monthly income of less than 150% of the federal poverty level. A single-person household cannot make more than $1,822, and a 20-person household cannot make more than $13,922 monthly.

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Applicants can submit their applications online or through their local Department of Social Services.

Benefits will be sent out in December.