The program is open and scheduling appointments to apply for LIHEAP. Schedule your appointment for one of the following three locations: 1776 E. Washington Street in Urbana, 2009 Round Barn Road in Champaign, or the Rantoul Business Center (601 S. Century Boulevard, Suite 1314). All three locations are open for appointments Monday through Friday from 8am to 4:30pm, except for holidays.

When attending your appointment, please bring the following with you.

• Social Security card for all household members
• Proof of income for the past 30 days
• Recent gas/electric bill (and a disconnect notice if within seven days of disconnection), or rental agreement if utilities are included in rent
• Proof of pending disability from Social Security
• IF you have a PENDING disability case, you MUST provide a current letter from the Social Security Office stating your case is pending. Documents from a lawyer’s office is not acceptable

Appointment Availability

During the program year, LIHEAP appointment times are added on a monthly basis on the second Monday of the month. If when you attempt to schedule and find that there are no available appointments, please check back on the second Monday of the next month. If the 2^nd Monday is a holiday, appointment times will be added the Friday before the holiday.

Program Overview

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federal- and state-funded utility assistance program in Champaign County. LIHEAP helps low-income families pay their energy costs and helps to educate them to conserve energy, lower their costs, and work toward financial self-sufficiency. During the most recent program year, LIHEAP provided assistance to 7,232 households, serving over 11,039 individuals, and distributing more than $3,188,912 in utility benefits. The program also helped 1,300+ families reconnect or maintain utilities through crisis assistance and completed over 100 home visits to provide services to homebound elderly and people with disabilities. Over the last two years, LIHEAP staff have assisted an average of 85 households with utility assistance for Ameren customers through the Ameren Cares program.

Over the past year, we have increased efforts to provide case management training to LIHEAP staff and partners. These efforts have resulted in greater program capacity and improved service for low-income households seeking assistance.