ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, DHHS, ADMIN
Description
LOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IS A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM DESIGNED TO ASSIST LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS TO MEET ENERGY COSTS. HEATING & COOLING HELP IF FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE. ALSO EMERGENCY HELP WITH BILLS. BENEFITS ARE NOT INTENDED TO COVER THE TOTAL ENERGY COSTS. AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE IS BASED ON THE TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND LIVING ARRANGEMENT. TYPE OF FUEL IS ALSO TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
Contact Information
Address:
ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
301 CENTENNIAL MALL SOUTH, 4TH FLOOR
Lincoln
NE
68509-5026
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.dhhs.ne.gov
Main Phone:
Phone
402-471-9433
Other Phone(s):
TDD
402-471-9570
Fax
402-471-9597
Phone
800-383-4278
Main Contact(s):
BONNIE ENGEL
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
bonnie.engel@nebraska.gov
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 1103
List of Provided Services:
Administrative: Administrative
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material: PAMPHLETS & BROCHURES.
Eligibility: INCOME AND NEEDS ELIGIBILITY. FOR COOLING, IN SOME INSTANCES A MEDICAL STATEMENT MUST BE SUBMITTED.
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees:
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: APPLY VERBALLY OR IN WRITING TO THE LOCAL DHHS OFFICE OR TO THE STATE OFFICE IN LINCOLN.
Languages with interpreters on staff: