Last Chance: Apply for Home Energy Assistance

Just one day remains to apply for financial assistance for the 2012-2013 heating season. 

The Virginia Energy Assistance program is accepting applications until Friday.

Applications can be picked up, filled out and returned to a local Virginia Department of Social Services office.

The department of social services administers the federally-funded Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which serves Commonwealth residents through the Virginia Energy Assistance Program.

This graph, provided by Columbia Gas of Virginia, shows the eligibilitiy criteria for the state fuel assistance program:

         Family Size      |      Monthly Income     |       Annual Income
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              1           |          $1,210         |          $14,521
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              2           |          $1,639         |          $19,669
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              3           |          $2,068         |          $24,817
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              4           |          $2,497         |          $29,965
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              5           |          $2,926         |          $35,113
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   Families with more than five people should add $429 to the monthly income or $5,148 to the yearly income to calculate the eligibilitiy criteria.

Learn more about eligibility requirements at dss.virginia.gov or
call 2-1-1.

Columbia Gas of Virginia customers can also call its Energy
Assistance Hotline at 1.800.272.2714 for assistance support or log on to
columbiagasva.com to find the closest Department of Social Services
office.