If a LIHEAP applicant cuts wood or receives free firewood for use as the household’s main heating source, or has free gas from a well, he or she is not eligible for LIHEAP Cash benefits. If the applicant is responsible for paying for a secondary source of heat directly to an energy provider or indirectly through a third party, they may be eligible for LIHEAP Crisis benefits towards their secondary heat source.
Issued August 24, 2017, replacing March 28. 2017