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Oregon Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)


The Oregon Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally funded program through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. LIHEAP is an assistance program designed to help low income households with home heating and cooling costs.

The Oregon Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally funded program through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. LIHEAP is an assistance program designed to help low income households with home heating and cooling costs.


To be eligible for this benefit program, you must be a resident of Oregon 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$36,811
2$48,138
3$59,464
4$70,790
5$82,117
6$93,443
7$95,567
8$97,690

*For households with more than eight people, add $2,123 per additional person.


To apply for this program, please contact the local administering agency.