Stay Warm This Winter

Thanksgiving is around the corner, so we know cold weather days are here. Paying energy costs is a challenge and we know it is especially difficult for people living on low, fixed incomes. There is help to assist with energy costs. The Connecticut Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) helps residents pay for their home heating costs.

• Benefit amounts: $295-$645 for the 2025-2026 season, based on household size, income, and heating source.
• Payment process: Benefits are usually paid directly to your utility company or fuel vendor.
• Extra Help: Households using deliverable fuels (oil, kerosene, propane) may be eligible for additional fuel deliveries. CEAP recipients may also qualify for payment matching plans, shut-off protection, and heating equipment repairs or replacement.

If you received assistance from CEAP last year, you may be eligible for benefits again this year, but you must reapply before the deadline.

• Deadline: The last day to apply for benefits is May 29, 2026. Applications sent by mail must be postmarked by this date.
• Deliverable fuel heated households that apply after the authorization deadline may still submit paid invoices for fuel purchase between November 1 and April 1 for review under program eligibility.

Your household may be eligible for CEAP if:

You are a Connecticut resident.

Receive benefits through one of the following programs: SNAP, SSI, Tanf.

Your annual household income is $47,764 or less (1 person) or $62,460 (2 persons) or less.

You can apply online, by phone, by email, by mail, or in person at your local Community Action Agency.

· Apply online: Submit your CEAP application through the online portal. (Online applications are automatically digitally signed when you submit them.)

· Apply by phone: Call your local CAA and request assistance applying for CEAP over the phone,

· New Haven area: 203 387 7700;

· Greater Meriden area: 203 639 5060 X 410;

· Lower Naugatuck Valley & Derby, Milford: 203 736 5420.

(English or Spanish). Email the completed and signed application, along with all required documents, to your local CAA. Unsigned applications will be returned as invalid.

• New Haven: energyapplications@caanh.net
• Greater Meriden: energy@newoppinc.org
• Derby-Milford &lower Naugatuck Valley: energy@teaminc.org

(English or Spanish). Mail the completed and signed application, along with all required documents, to your local CAA .

• New Haven area: 419 Whalley Ave. New Haven, CT. 06511;
• Greater Meriden area: 22 Church St Meriden, CT. 06450;
• Derby-Milford and lower Naugatuck Valley, 30 Elizabeth St. Derby, CT. 06418.

Unsigned applications will be returned as invalid.

• Apply in person: Call your local CAA to schedule an appointment or walk in (no appointment needed, if available).