Eligible New York State Families Getting a Check Starting Novembe

Everyone who is eligible will get at least $21.

November 1 is the first day that New York State will make benefits available for the Home Energy Assistance Program.

If you have not applied for HEAP yet, now is the time to do so. HEAP is set to make people who need help comfortable during the typical winter months in New York State by helping them pay their energy bills. The dollar amount changes based on how many people are in your home, and if you are under the threshold, you are able to receive assistance as long as their is money still available in the program. You can see the chart here to see if you are eligible.

How much money are you going to get?

Even if you live in places that have heat INCLUDED in your rent, you will get money from HEAP, according to the website:

$21	Eligible households that live in government subsidized housing or a group setting with heat included in their rent.
$45 or $50	Eligible households that have heating costs included as part of their rent.

$900 + Applicable Add-ons

Eligible households whose primary heat is oil, kerosene, or propane and who make direct payments to the vendor for heating costs.

$635 + Applicable Add-ons-----------------------------------

$400 + Applicable Add-ons

Eligible households whose primary heat is wood, wood pellets, coal, corn or other deliverable fuel who make direct payments to the vendor for heating costs.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Eligible households primary heat is electricity or natural gas and who make direct payments based on their household's actual usage to the vendor.

Here is how you can apply for the program.