LIHEAP Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program New Hampshire
LIHEAP Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program New Hampshire
107 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH - 03301
(603) 271-8317
The Fuel Assistance Program is New Hampshire's arm of the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which is funded through the US Department of Health and Human Services. While OEP administers the program, the on-the-ground work is done by local Community Action Agencies with whom OEP contracts.
As funds become available, the Fuel Assistance Program provides benefits to qualified New Hampshire households to assist with heating costs. The Fuel Assistance Program can also help households during a heating emergency by securing an emergency delivery of fuel, delaying a shut-off notice, or referring clients to another source of assistance.
Fuel Assistance benefits range from $75 to $1,125, depending on household income and energy costs. Benefits are calculated taking into account household income, energy costs, number of heating degree days within a region, and housing type. This targeting allows FAP to provide those households with the lowest incomes and highest energy costs with the highest benefits.