According to a release from DCF, the application period began Tuesday and runs through Tuesday evening, March 31, at 5:00.
LIEAP provides a one-time annual benefit to qualifying households to help pay heating bills, whether the home uses electricity, natural gas, propane, or other heating fuels. Last year, more than 43,000 Kansas households received assistance, with the average benefit totaling about 680 dollars.
DCF Secretary Laura Howard says the program is vital during the state’s colder months, calling LIEAP “a critical role in helping Kansas families remain safe and warm through Kansas’ often harsh winter months.”
The start of this year’s application period was delayed due to a federal government shutdown late last year, which slowed funding distribution to states.
To qualify, households must have an adult responsible for heating costs and meet income guidelines at or below 150 percent of the federal poverty level.
More information and applications are available through the Kansas Department for Children and Families.
