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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) · Georgia

Help from the federal LIHEAP program in Georgia to pay the home energy bill, through your county's community action agency

See how to apply See the official page
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Kind of help
Power, gas or water
What its page says it pays; the agency decides the amount in your case.
Is it open?
Its page doesn’t say
What its page said on November 6, 2026.
Checked
November 6, 2026
Against the program's official page.

Type of help

What help it gives

  • Utilities

Source text

The Georgia Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), is a federally-funded program that helps low-income households with their home energy bills. … Energy bill payment assistance Energy crisis assistance Long-term, low-cost residential weatherization assistance

A summary of what the program publishes; not a promise of help or advice. Funds, limits and application dates change without notice.

At a glance

Who qualifies

Each answer comes from the program's page. "Not stated — ask" means its page doesn't make it clear: ask before you apply.

Source text

The applicant needs to be a U.S. citizen or legally admitted immigrant. The applicant's total gross annual household income needs to be at or below 60% of the State's Median Income. The applicant needs to have full responsibility for paying the cost of energy bills for the primary home heating source. LIHEAP applicants are served on a first-come, first serve basis by each agency, for the counties that they serve.
  • Income limit Ask for the limit for your household size
  • Immigration requirement Legal residence in the U.S., per the source
  • Accepts ITIN? Not stated — ask
  • Spanish materials Not stated — ask
  • Program status The source does not say whether it is open — ask
  • Where it applies All of Georgia

What its page says about being open

Its page doesn’t say whether the program is open or has funds. Ask the agency before you count on it. Read on the official page on November 6, 2026.

Step by step

How to use it, step by step

The steps to ask for the help, with what the program’s page says. What its page leaves open is further down, in the questions.

See how to apply

  1. Ask first whether it is open

    Its page does not say whether it is open or still has funds. That is the first thing to ask.

  2. Find who takes your application

    Check the official page for how to apply: with Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Family & Children Services or with a local agency in your area. If you can’t find it, call Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Family & Children Services and ask.

  3. Have your papers ready

    Have your lease, the notice or past-due bill, and proof of your income ready. Ask what else they need and keep a copy of everything you hand in.

  4. If you have an eviction case, don’t miss court

    Don’t assume that asking for help stops an eviction case. Go to every hearing, tell the judge you applied for help, and look for free legal aid.

Before you call

What to ask

Its page leaves 5 points unclear. Write them down for when you talk to Georgia Department of Human Services, Division of Family & Children Services.

What its page does not say

  • Is it open now, and does it still have funds?
  • What is the most it gives, and how is it calculated?
  • Is there an income limit for my household?
  • Do you accept an ITIN?
  • Do you have materials or staff in Spanish?

Worth asking for this kind of help

  • How many months of rent, or which bills, does it cover?
  • Does it pay the landlord or the utility company, or me?
  • How long does an answer take, and how will I know if I’m approved?
  • Do I have to pay anything back, or can I apply again next year?

Sources

How we checked this program

We read the program's official pages on November 6, 2026 and copied their text as it appears on them. We add no amounts or requirements those pages do not state, and a program is listed as open or closed only when its page says so.

We check every program again. If more than 180 days pass without a check, the page says so.

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