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IMPORTANT UPDATE
Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) & Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP): The LIEAP application period for assistance with heating bills closed on February 29th. Wyoming will be receiving emergency supplemental funds appropriated in the CARES Act to help prevent, prepare for, and respond to the impacts of Covid-19. Information regarding Wyoming’s allocation and how it will be distributed will be shared as soon as we know the requirements. If you lost your job or your hours were reduced please complete an application NOW. Apply online lieapwyo.org If you are at disconnect please send in a copy of your disconnect notice NOW. At this time, the LIEAP special situation (crisis) season is being extended from April 15, 2020, to at least May 31, 2020. Special situations that qualify: you are at disconnect, need a deposit, need a onetime additional fuel (propane, wood, coal, oil), need a propane tank set or rental, OR own your home and your furnace is broken. Weatherization applications are accepted year round. We encourage you to apply NOW. If you are selected for Weatherization it will help to reduce your home energy cost burden. Apply online lieapwyo.org State of Wyoming Covid-19 updates: dfs.wyo.gov |
Administered by the Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS), the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program's (LIEAP) purpose is to help low- and fixed-income families and individuals pay their heating bills during the winter months. The federally-funded program gives priority to households that include elderly (60+), disabled and/or young children (5 and under). Seasonal LIEAP benefits are applied to a household's main heat source (the fuel your heat system uses to heat the home; not the power source needed to turn on the furnace).
Weatherization applications are available year round. The LIEAP season for assistance with utility bills closed on February 29th. |
