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Welcome to the Tennessee Housing Development Agency Online Application

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Application For Assistance

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The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps low income households stay safe and healthy by providing financial assistance to offset the costs of heating and cooling. LIHEAP particularly helps households that pay a high portion of household income for home energy to meet their immediate home energy needs. In Tennessee LIHEAP is administered through a network of 19 local agencies that reach all 95 counties. LIHEAP is a one-time assistance offered to help pay heating and cooling expenses, as long as funding is available. Assistance does not go directly to the client or applicant; rather direct payments are made through the LIHEAP agency to the local utility company or energy supplier.

Application Process

Applicants must meet income eligibility requirements. Income eligible household are those at or below 150% of the U.S. Poverty Guidelines. See our chart of household income limits to see if you are eligible.

Clients that have been served by LIHEAP within the past two (2) years can apply online using the LIHEAP Online Application if desired. Applications, along with all necessary verification, can also be submitted by mail or in person by visiting the designated LIHEAP agency in your county of residence. If you choose to apply online, please click the Next button to begin the application process.

For more information or further assistance with the application process, please contact your local LIHEAP agency.

Have you filled out an application already? Click here to check the status of your application.

Add Household Member

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Please review the following information.

What is the status of this household member?

Please enter the date this person left your household:

Full Name

Email Address

Sex

Birthdate

Birth Certificate (Only required if child has no social security number.) Upload

TANF Benefits Yes No

SNAP Benefits Yes No

SSN/Other

SS Number

ID Card Upload

Government ID

ID Card Upload

Relation

Hispanic/Latino

Race

Citizenship

Marital

Education

Disability

Military:

Military or Veteran Proof Upload

Employment

Employment 2

Medical Insurance

Medical Insurance 2:

Disconnected Youth Yes No Unknown/Not reported

Non-parent Caregiver Yes No

English Proficiency Yes No

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Add Income

Please identify and add income for every person in your household who has received any payments or benefits during the past 30 days.

These payments and/or benefits may include, but are not limited to, money from Social Security, Unemployment Benefits, Disability Benefits, Worker’s Compensation, Pay Checks for Employment, Cash Assistance from friends or family, etc.

Proof of Income Uploads:
Weekly payments received within the past 30 days would typically consist of four (4) payments or however many have been received during this timeframe.
Semi-monthly payments received within the past 30 days would typically consist of two (2) payments or however many have been received during this timeframe. Payments are typically on the 15th and last day of the month.
Bi-weekly payments received within the past 30 days would typically consist of two (2) payments or however many have been received during this timeframe. Payments are typically every two weeks (every other Friday).

IMPORTANT: Please do NOT include SNAP benefits.

30 day income:

Member name:

Does this household member have income in the past thirty days? Yes No

Income type (within past 30 days):

Income type:

Proof of Income Upload

Is this a current source of income? Yes No

Verify information:

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Add Income

Please review the following information

30 day income:

Member name:

Does this household member have income in the past thirty days? Yes No

Income type:

Proof of Income Upload

Is this a current source of income? Yes No

Verify information:

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Add Vendor

Please review the following information

Vendor:

Account number:

Name of account holder:

Source of energy:

Pay this vendor? Yes No

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Upload a File From Your Computer

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Select the utility vendor for this bill.

Vendor name (if 'Other vendor' selected):

Name on account

Name of joint account holder (if applicable)

Account number

Click on the browse button to locate your file.

After you've located your file, click on the Upload File button.

Upload File

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Create Program Activity Records?

If you proceed, you will create program activity records for the applications you have selected. Do you want to proceed?