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The Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (EHEAP), through Great Lakes Community Action Partnership (GLCAP), can benefit seniors on a fixed income who need help with utility payments.
EHEAP assists households that are facing a heating utility shut-off, have a utility disconnect, or utilize wood, kerosene, propane, corn pellets or other heating supplies and have less than 20% of their bulk fuel supply.
The service is available for those who are at or below 175% of federal poverty guidelines ($22,330/annual income for a one-person household; $30,170/annual income for a two-person household) and live in Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, and Wood counties.
In addition to EHEAP, households may also apply for the regular, non-emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) benefit that provides a one-time heating utility payment to reduce household energy costs. New to this season and in response to the pandemic, all qualifying households will also receive an automatic second HEA