Virginia Energy Assistance (EA) Program, LIHEAP Program

The Virginia Energy Assistance Program (EAP) assists low-income households in meeting their immediate home energy needs. To be eligible, households must have a heating or cooling expense and gross monthly income may not exceed 150 percent of the federal poverty level. Applications for Fuel, Crisis, and Cooling assistance are accepted at the local departments of social services. The EAP consists of four components: Fuel Assistance, Crisis Assistance, Cooling Assistance and Weatherization Assistance.

Apply:
Apply online at: https://commonhelp.virginia.gov/access/
or visit your local office DSS Office for an application, asssistance applying, etc.

Eligibility:
To be eligible for the LIHEAP program, you must be a resident of Virginia and you must need financial assistance with home energy costs.

A person who participates or has family members who participate in certain other benefit programs, such as SNAP, SSI, TANF, automatically meets the eligibility requirement. Counties served: Essex County