LIHEAP utility payments: How much you can get in each state to help pay for air conditioning
Low-income home energy assistance program recipients may receive some money for air conditioning in their homes this summer, though the amount will vary by state.
The LIHEAP program provides federally funded assistance to recipients to reduce the cost of home energy bills, energy crises, and minor energy-related home repairs. This program benefits households with low incomes, particularly those with a high home energy burden, or those with elderly, disabled, and/or young children, according to health and human services officials.
Almost all 50 states offer heating payments as well as crisis payments, with each state defining a crisis differently. There are, however, 22 states which do not provide cooling payments, such as Massachusetts, Alaska, and Ohio.
LIHEAP payments and how much one can receive from this program can be found in the following list of states.
LIHEAP utility payments
Alabama
Minimum cooling payment: $580
Maximum cooling payment: $820
Arizona
Minimum cooling payment: $480
Maximum cooling payment: $1,200
Arkansas
Minimum cooling payment: $48
Maximum cooling payment: $475
California
Minimum cooling payment: $268
Maximum cooling payment: $781
Delaware
Minimum cooling payment: $1
Maximum cooling payment: $1,000
Florida
Minimum cooling payment: $400
Maximum cooling payment: $1,000
Georgia
Minimum cooling payment: $350
Maximum cooling payment: $500
Hawaii
Minimum cooling payment: $375
Maximum cooling payment: $1,400
Kentucky
Minimum cooling payment: $100
Maximum cooling payment: $400
Louisiana
Minimum cooling payment: $200
Maximum cooling payment: $800
Maryland
Minimum cooling payment: $150
Maximum cooling payment: $2,213
Mississippi
Minimum cooling payment: $1
Maximum cooling payment: $1,500
Missouri
Minimum cooling payment: $636
Maximum cooling payment: $636
Nebraska
Minimum cooling payment: $273
Maximum cooling payment: $700
New Jersey
Minimum cooling payment: $118
Maximum cooling payment: $1,278
New Mexico
Minimum cooling payment: $70
Maximum cooling payment: $490
New York
Minimum cooling payment: $10
Maximum cooling payment: $1,000
North Carolina
Minimum cooling payment: $300
Maximum cooling payment: $500
North Dakota
Minimum cooling payment: $1
Maximum cooling payment: $1,000
Oklahoma
Minimum cooling payment: $150
Maximum cooling payment: $650
Oregon
Minimum cooling payment: $250
Maximum cooling payment: $750
South Carolina
Minimum cooling payment: $200
Maximum cooling payment: $775
Tennessee
Minimum cooling payment: $250
Maximum cooling payment: $1,500
Texas
Minimum cooling payment: $1
Maximum cooling payment: $12,300
Utah
Minimum cooling payment: $190
Maximum cooling payment: $850
Virginia
Minimum cooling payment: $50
Maximum cooling payment: $700
West Virginia
Minimum cooling payment: $430
Maximum cooling payment: $709
