ENERGY ASSISTANCE

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Application Requirements – All applications must include the following:

• Social Security cards or Real IDs (Indiana driver’s license with a star on the corner), a letter from the Social Security Administration, a Social Security benefit letter or a pay stub that contains the FULL Social Security Number for all household members. When a household member over the age of one year does not have a Social Security card, the application will be in pending status until the Social Security Number is verified.

• Photo ID for the Head of Household.

• Proof of all income for the three months prior to the month of your application for everyone 18 years of age and older in the household: AWARD LETTERS or bank statements for Social Security, SSI, SSDI, VA benefits, or pensions; PAY STUBS if you have been working during the three months prior to your application month; IF YOU WERE OUT OF WORK for some of the three months or received unemployment benefits, we need you last pay stub from your most recent job and an Income Affidavit (included in download) for each month there has been no income. If you received Unemployment Benefits you must also complete an Indiana Workforce Development Release of Information which is also included in the download.

• Current electric and heat bills. Your heat and electric bills must be in an adult household member’s name over 18 years of age.

• If heat or electric utilities are included in your rent you must provide a Landlord Affidavit which is included in the application packet. A copy of your current lease may also be used. The lease must show what utilities are paid by the landlord or tenant and must show the amount of rent paid. We cannot use certification letters or amendments for leases.

• If you are a veteran, DD 214 form or Veterans ID card.

PAPER APPLICATIONS: If you prefer to file a paper application instead of filing online, please click HERE after October 1, 2023.

APPOINTMENTS ARE NOT NEEDED UNLESS: you have been disconnected or have received a notice of disconnection on your primary heating source and/or electricity, OR if you are low on bulk fuel (at or below 25% of a tank), OR if you heat with biofuels (corn, wood, wood pellets or coal) and you are within 10 days of running out of fuel.