Older homeowners and renters in Colorado and Montana can apply for winter heating aid through April 30, while Georgia and North Carolina begin taking applications from older residents on Dec. 1, a month ahead of everyone else. New York and Pennsylvania are also open. Each state sets its own dates, income limits and payment amounts under the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP.
Colorado’s version, the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program, or LEAP, has run since Nov. 1. Mesa County’s human services office lists a monthly gross income limit of $3,774 for one person, $4,936 for two and $7,258 for a household of four. Montana’s season began Oct. 1 and ends the same day as Colorado’s.
Colorado and Montana take applications through April 30
Colorado’s human services department says LEAP usually pays between $200 and $1,000, depending on heating costs, household income, available funding and the number of applications received. The payment goes to the household’s heating vendor. Applicants can apply on the state’s PEAK website, by phone at 1-866-432-8435, or with a paper form at the county LEAP office, and no interview is required…