MACON COUNTY DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SERVICES
1832 LAKESIDE DRIVE
FRANKLIN, NC 28734
(828) 349-2124
LOW-INCOME
HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LIHEAP)
The Low Income
Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) provides for a one-time payment to heating
vendors to help income eligible households pay their heating bills. Priority is
given to low-income households with a family member 60 years and older or
families in which a member is a disabled adult receiving services through the
Division of Aging and Adult Services.
Starting December 1st
income eligible households must have EITHER:
· an elderly person age
60 or over living in the home; OR
· a disabled person
receiving services through the Division of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS)
CRISIS
INTERVENTION PROGRAM (CIP)
The
Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) provides
assistance for heating low-income households that are in immediate and
life-threating crisis. If assistance is approved, the crisis must be able
to be alleviated. Households may be eligible to receive assistance more than
once until their yearly cap is reached. Heating
assistance includes: electricity, wood, fuel oil, kerosene, or LP gas only.
Other criteria include but are not limited to:
· one member of the household must be a US Citizen; AND
· you must
have 10% or less LP gas in your tank; OR
· 15 inches or less of fuel
oil or Kerosene; OR
· less than 1 cord of
wood (stacked 4 feet high x 8 feet long x 4 feet deep); OR
· a disconnect notice
from Duke Energy or Haywood Electric Company.
Applications
taken Monday- Friday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Macon
County Department of Social Services
1832
Lakeside Dr. Franklin, NC
no
appointments will be made for LIHEAP or CIP
Gwen Taylor Public Information Officer 11/9/2015