Emergency HEAP Benefit

Press Release – For Immediate Release

The 2024-2025 Emergency benefit is scheduled to open on January 2, 2025.

Delaware Opportunities contact: Rhonda Barriger, 607-746-1615
Office for the Aging contact: Mary Johnson, 607-832-5750

If you are eligible, the Emergency HEAP Benefit can help you heat your home if you are in a heat or heat related emergency.

Emergency HEAP benefits and eligibility are based on:

• income,
• available resources, and
• the type of emergency

You may be eligible for an Emergency HEAP benefit if:

• Your electricity is necessary for your heating system or thermostat to work and is either shut-off or scheduled to be shut off or
• Your electric or natural gas heat is off or scheduled to be shut-off or
• You are out of fuel, or you have less than one quarter tank of fuel oil, kerosene or propane or have less than a ten (10) day supply of wood, wood pellets, corn, or other deliverable heat source.

and

• Your household's gross monthly income is at or below the current income guides for your household size as posted below or
• You receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or
• You receive Temporary Assistance (TA) or
• You receive Code A Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Living Alone and
• The heating and/or electric bill is in your name
• Your household's available resources are:
  • less than $2,500; or
  • less than $3,750 if any member of your household is age 60 or older, or under age 6

2024-2025 HEAP Benefit Gross Monthly Income Guidelines

Household size 1

$3,322

Household size 2

$4,345

Household size 3

$5,367

Household size 4

$6,390

Household size 5

$7,412

Household size 6

$8,434

Household size 7

$8,626

Household size 8

$8,818

Household size 9

$9,010

Household size 10

$9,201

Household size 11

$9,393

Household size 12

$9,585

Household size 13

$9,952

Each additional household member: add $672.