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Community brief: Low Income Energy Assistance

Posted on November 6, 2008 by Staff

The Orange County Department of Social Services will take applications for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program Nov. 3-14 at the department’s Chapel Hill and Hillsborough locations.

The program gives families a one-time cash payment to help pay their heating bills. Eligibility for the program is based on income, family size and amount of savings. A qualifying family of four can have a monthly gross income of up to $1,944 and should have savings of less than $2,200. To apply, residents should bring check stubs or verifications of income received during October 2008 along with social security numbers for each person in the home listed on the application.

The agency also runs the county’s Emergency Assistance Program, which can help pay past-due heating, cooling and water bills to keep a resident’s utilities from being turned off. It can also help with past-due rent payments and necessary medications for the uninsured.

Applications for all social services programs are available at both Orange County Department of Social Services locations: 300 W. Tryon St. in Hillsborough and 2501 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill.

To make a monetary donation to the programs, bring it to either of the department’s locations or mail it to the agency at P.O. Box 8181, Hillsborough, N.C., 27278. Specify that donations are for the energy and crisis assistance programs.

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