If you are living in a Central Florida household with at least one resident who is age 60 or older, you may be eligible for energy bill payment assistance.

The Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program for the Elderly (EHEAP), a 100% federally-funded program, helps eligible seniors pay energy bills in an emergency by granting up to $2,000 per year while funds are available. These funds do not need to be paid back.

What is Included?

Utility categories eligible for heating/cooling bill assistance include electricity, natural gas, wood, and propane.

Benefits may be used for:

• Payments to disconnected, delinquent, or past due energy bills
• Deposits to connect or restore energy
• Late fees and disconnect/reconnect fees
• Purchasing blankets, portable fans, space heaters, and window air conditioners
• Repairing the existing heating/cooling unit
• Charges from a now-closed account previously held by the elder resident
• Payment to a landlord when utility costs are included in rent
• Temporary emergency shelter due to an energy-related crisis

How Do You Qualify?

• The applicant must be age 60 or older. Energy bills do not need to be in the elder’s name to qualify, but he/she will need to provide proof of residence, such as a driver’s license or other identification.
• The home must be located in Brevard County.
• The applicant must meet the income requirements.
• The applicant must be experiencing a home energy crisis (disconnected, delinquent, or past due).

How Can You Apply?

• For questions, please contact the Community Action Team at (321) 633-1951.

This program is 100 percent federally funded through a grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).