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Ohio Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)

undefined Ohio Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)?


The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is a federally funded program administered by the Ohio Department of Development, Office of Community Service (OCS). It is designed to help eligible low-income Ohioans meet the high costs of home heating. HEAP provides a one-time payment for Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) regulated utility customers for the winter heating season. Vouchers are issued to non-regulated utility customers, master-metered and other applicants who do not have a utility bill in their name.

The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is a federally funded program administered by the Ohio Department of Development, Office of Community Service (OCS). It is designed to help eligible low-income Ohioans meet the high costs of home heating. HEAP provides a one-time payment for Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) regulated utility customers for the winter heating season. Vouchers are issued to non-regulated utility customers, master-metered and other applicants who do not have a utility bill in their name.

undefined Ohio Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)?


To be eligible for this benefit program, you must be a resident of Ohio 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.

In order to qualify, you must also have an annual household income (before taxes) that is below 60 percent of the State Median Income:

Annual Household Income Limits (before taxes)
Household Size*Maximum Income Level (Per Year)
1$34,108
2$44,603
3$55,097
4$65,592
5$76,087
6$86,581
7$88,549
8$90,517

*For households with more than eight people, add $1,968 per additional person.


To learn more information, visit the Ohio HEAP page. 

Call HEAP toll-free during regular business hours (8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.) Monday through Friday at:
1-800-282-0880

For the hearing-impaired with a telecommunication device for the deaf (TTD), call toll-free at:
1-800-686-1557

1-800-686-1557