Households served by Community Action of Southern Kentucky can apply for LIHEAP heating aid from Nov. 9 to Dec. 18, 2026, as long as household income is at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. The agency says it will take applications on a first-come, first-served basis, or until funds run out. The help is a one-time payment sent straight to the household’s heating or electric vendor.
LIHEAP is the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. In Kentucky, its fall payment is called the Fall Subsidy, and local community action agencies run enrollment county by county. That is why the dates below belong to one agency and not to the whole state.
Who can apply for the Fall Subsidy?
The Community Action of Southern Kentucky page sets the income limit at up to and including 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines. It lists offices in Allen, Barren, Butler, Edmonson, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, Simpson and Warren counties. Past LIHEAP help does not count against a household…