Kno-Ho-Co-Ashland Community Action Commission operates an Emergency HEAP Winter Crisis Program.
It is a federally funded program for people who have had their heat sources disconnected or are threatened with disconnection, a
release issued on the commission’s website said.
Assistance is limited to once her heating season, which runs from Nov. 2, 2020, to March 31, 2021.
Eligible PUCO-regulated gas or electric customers can receive up to $175, and non-regulated electric or gas co-ops may receive a benefit amount of up to $750. Assistance of up to $500 is also available for furnace repairs.
“Households using bulk fuel must have a tank containing less than 25% of its capacity,” the release said. “Also, this year, households that were diagnosed with COVID-19 are eligible without a disconnect.”