Massachusetts Energy Assistance Programs Link

Low income households who pay for heat, or whose heat is included in their rent, may be eligible for fuel assistance from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).  Additional information about fuel assistance programs, including documents and the state plan, is available on the the website of the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development; click here.

For more information call the Heat Line at 1-800-632-8175 at the Massachusetts Department of Housing & Community Development.  For an eligibilty calculator and more information for consumers, you can go to the Fuel Assistance listing in MassResources.org. 

Click here to download the LIHEAP Income Eligibility and Benefit Level Chart for Fiscal Year 2012

Keep in mind that Fuel Assistance is NOT countable income for cash benefits or Food Stamps/ SNAP; further, receipt of Fuel Assistance entitles a SNAP recipient to receive the full HEATING standard utility deduction against their income. See 106 CMR 364.400(G)(2)(a).