Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) will be taken Monday, Nov. 2, 2009,
through Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. The program, which is administered by
the Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services (DSS), assists
Mecklenburg County residents who need help paying their heating bills
this winter. Residents must apply in the counties in which they reside.
Application Details
Dates: Nov. 2, 2009, through Nov. 14, 2009
Times: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays
Locations: Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services,
Kuralt Centre
301 Billingsley Road, Charlotte, NC 28211
Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services
Chapin Hall at the Valerie C. Woodard Center
3205 Freedom Drive, Suite 100, Charlotte, NC 28208
Eligible households must meet an income requirement, be responsible
for its heating bills and not have assets exceeding $2,200. Households
must also include a U.S. citizen or an eligible non-citizen. Each
approved household will receive a one-time payment in February 2010 to
help pay their heating costs.
Some households receiving food stamps are automatically eligible for
LIEAP and have been notified. If your household is not automatically
eligible, please apply in person at the dates and times listed above.
Residents who are disabled or elderly may send a representative to
apply on their behalf, or they may call 704-353-1500 for assistance.
Applicants should bring the following information when they apply:
• Name, date of birth and Social Security cards of each household
member
• Items to verify identity (such as passport, Social Security card,
driver's license)
• Pay stubs, bank statements (checking and savings) and child care
receipts from October
• Unearned income in October (such as award letters)
• Verification of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, savings certificates,
retirement funds (such as IRAs, 401(k)s, Keogh accounts)
"Forecasters are expecting this winter to be colder than usual in the
Carolinas, which could force many people to choose between heating
their homes and feeding their families," said Gloria Robinson, the
LIEAP coordinator at DSS. "The LIEAP program is designed to remove the
burden of that choice from our most vulnerable citizens, and DSS is
privileged to administer this beneficial program."
Earlier this year, 18,855 households in Mecklenburg County received an
average of $175 in assistance, totaling more than $3.3 million.
Statewide, almost 258,000 households received payments totaling more
than $45 million.
For more information, call the Customer Information Line at
704-353-1500.
