LEAP accepting applications

    Colorado’s Low-income Energy Assistance Program began accepting applications for its 2017/2018 season Wednesday, Nov. 1.
    LEAP provides cash assistance to help Coloradans pay a portion of their home heating costs during the winter months. The program pays the highest benefits to those with the highest heating bills and the lowest incomes by family size. LEAP is 100 percent federally funded and administered by the Colorado Department of Human Services.
    “Last year, nearly 98,000 Coloradans applied for LEAP and received an average benefit of nearly $344 per household,” said LEAP manager Aggie Berens. “We want to make sure that all eligible Coloradans are aware of LEAP’s assistance, so they can receive some help with heating costs this winter.”
    To qualify for LEAP, an applicant’s income cannot exceed 165 percent of the federal poverty level ($3,383 per month for a family of four), and they must be responsible for paying heating costs directly to an energy provider, fuel dealer or as part of their rent. They also must be permanent legal residents of the United States and Colorado, or have household members who are U.S. citizens.

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