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1 New Jersey Home Energy ProgramsHome Energy AssistanceUniversal Service FundWeatherization AssistanceHOW TO APPLY FOR Energy out if you are eligible for the program. Review the Energy Assistance Program Fact Sheet and Income you are eligible, fill out an a completed application to your Local Community Action from the list of Local Application Agency s contact information at the end of this INCOME HOME Energy Assistance PROGRAM UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND FFY 2021 FACT SHEET The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is designed to help low-income families and individuals meet home heating and medically necessary cooling costs. This year, the application period is October 1, 2020 to June 30 , 2021.

2 To apply for LIHEAP, you can apply online at or contact an authorized local community action agency or community-based organization in your area for Assistance . For persons age 60 or over, or who are disabled, applications may be received and returned by mail. Other households may apply by mail at the discretion of the local agency. To be eligible for LIHEAP benefits, the applicant household must be responsible for home heating or cooling costs, either directly or included in the rent; and have gross income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. The chart below gives specific monthly gross income maximums for FFY 2021. Persons who live in public housing and/or receive rental Assistance are not eligible for Assistance , unless they pay for their own heating costs directly to the fuel supplier.

3 The amount of the LIHEAP heating benefit is determined by income, household size, fuel type, and heating region. The medically necessary cooling Assistance benefit amount will be $200, which will be issued as a direct credit to an active electric account in our system, otherwise they will be issued as one-party check to the eligible applicant. An eligible household that heats with natural gas or electricity may have its benefits directly forwarded to its utility company. Otherwise, in most cases eligible households directly responsible to a fuel supplier for payment of home heating costs receive a two-party check in the name of the applicant and the fuel supplier . Households whose heating costs are included in their rent receive a single party check made out to the eligible applicant.

4 Please Note: The FFY 2021 LIHEAP application is also an application for the Universal Service Fund Program (USF). The USF is a program created by the State of New Jersey to help make natural gas and electric bills more affordable for low-income households. If you are eligible, USF can lower the amount you pay for gas and electricity. To be eligible, a household gross income must be at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level, (please refer to income guidelines listed below), and pay more than 3% of its annual income for electric, or more than 3% for natural gas. If a household has electric heat, it must spend more than 6% of its annual income on electricity to be eligible. For more information about USF, call: 1-800-510-3102.

5 For further information on LIHEAP or to locate the nearest application agency, call 1-800-510-3102. Additional information about LIHEAP and USF, including an application, is also available at The 2021 Maximum Income Limits Household Size HEA Monthly Gross Income USF Monthly Gross Income 1 2127 1967 2 2873 2658 3 3620 3349 4 4367 4039 5 5113 4730 6 5860 5421 7 6607 6111 8 7353 6802 9 8100 7493 10 8847 8183 11 9072 8874 12 9257 9565 Amount for each additional member for households greater than 12 185 691 Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2021 First Person Each Additional Person 12760 4480 New Jersey Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Universal Service Fund (USF)

6 Application Agencies by County Atlantic County Contact Information Hours of Operation Ocean Inc. Maria Pagan Atlantic County Division HEA Manager 8:30AM-4:30PM 76 W. Jimmie Leeds Road Suite 103 Phone 609-677-6801 Galloway, NJ 08205 Fax 609-677-6805 2 West Glendale Ave. Liana Mason Pleasantville, NJ 08232 HEA Manager 8:30AM-4:30PM Phone 609-677-8202 Fax 609-677-8206 1125 Atlantic Ave.

7 Shantele Pollock Room 624 HEA Manager 8:30AM-4:30PM Atlantic City, NJ 08401 Phone 609-345-1359 Bergen County Greater Bergen Alison Dubois Mon., Wed. and Thurs Community Action Inc. HEA Director 9AM-11AM & 1PM-3PM 392 Main Street Thursday Hackensack, NJ 07601 Phone 201-968-0200 5PM-7:30PM 201-488-5100 Fax 201-342-7452 PSE&G (CSC) Mon.

8 , Wed. and Thurs 214 Hudson Street 10AM-12PM & 1PM-3:30PM Hackensack, NJ 07601 Burlington County Burlington County CAP Rovenna Overton 1 Van Sciver Parkway HEA Manager 9AM-5PM Willingboro, NJ 08046 Phone 609-239-4013 609-386-5800 Fax 609-835-9607 Camden County Camden County Council Beverly Coleman on Economic Opportunity HEA Manager 9AM-5PM 5287 Route 70 Pennsauken.

9 NJ 08109 Phone 856-910-1180 856-910-1185 Fax 856-910-1186 Camden County Council Pick up and Drop Off Only On Economic Opportunity Phone 856-964-6887 9AM-5PM 538 Broadway Camden, NJ 08103 Hispanic Family Center Florencia Delvalle Of Southern NJ HEA Manager 8:30AM-4:30PM 2700 Westfield Ave. Camden, NJ 08105 Phone 856-541-2717 Fax 856-365-1862 Cape May County Puerto Rican Action Carmen Arocho-Gonzalez Committee of Southern HEA Manager 8:30AM-4:30PM New Jersey 604 Franklin Street Phone 609-861-5800 Woodbine, NJ 08270 Fax 609-861-1239 Cumberland County Gateway CAP Ebony Everett 110 Cohansey Street HEA Manager 8:30AM-4.

10 30PM Bridgeton, NJ 08302 Phone 856-451-6330 Fax 856-455-7288 One Stop Career Center Mon., Tues., Thurs., and Fri. 275 N. Delsea Dr. 2nd Fl. Vineland Residents Only 9AM-3:30PM Vineland, NJ 08360 Essex County La Casa De Don Pedro CeCelia Aiken Mon., Tues., and Thurs. 317 Roseville Ave. HEA Manager 9AM-4PM Newark, NJ 07107 Wednesday Phone 973-485-0795 9AM-6PM Fax 973-485-9984 DROPBOX 9AM-5PM 80 Park Place Newark, NJ 07102 Pick up and Drop Off Only Mon.