The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally funded program, jointly administered by the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Family Development, and the Department of Community Affairs.

LIHEAP provides subsidies to help low-income families and individuals pay for their heating costs or heating bills associated with rent.

In addition to the heating assistance benefit, households may also be eligible for emergency energy assistance and medically necessary cooling assistance.

To be eligible for LIHEAP benefits, the applicant must be responsible for home heating costs, either directly or included in the rent, and must meet income eligibility requirements.

For more information, call the Home Energy Assistance Hotline: 1-800-510-3102.