Applications open today for the state’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
The state has $240 million available for the program, which supported more than 360,000 households last year with an average of $676 per household.
Applications are accepted in October from those 60 or older, disabled individuals, families with children 5 years old or younger, and those disconnected or about to be disconnected from utilities.
Families earning up to twice the federal poverty level are eligible.
More information is available at the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity website at dceo.illinois.gov.
