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Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) and
Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP):

The Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) is a new Federally funded program providing drinking water and wastewater emergency assistance to eligible households. This assistance is targeted at low income households and income guidelines will mirror that of the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).

LIHWAP benefits are based on the actual amount of drinking water and/or wastewater arrears, up to a maximum of $2,500 per drinking water or wastewater provider, or $5,000 if drinking water and wastewater services are combined, per household. Benefits are paid directly to the household’s drinking water and/or wastewater vendor(s), including private water companies, municipalities, and public water authorities.

The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) will begin accepting LIHWAP applications on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. For more information on the program, click the links below.

RESOURCES:
• Novel Coronavirus Hotline: Call 1-888-364-3065 for information about coronavirus

• World Health Organization Daily Situation Reports
https://www.who.int/emergen…/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses
• U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/index.html
• NYS Department of Health
https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus
• SUNY Health Alerts and Latest News
https://www.suny.edu/health-alert/
• Monroe County Department of Health Coronavirus Resources
https://www2.monroecounty.gov/health-coronavirus