Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP and USF) | Paterson Task Force
The Paterson Task Force is an Application Agency for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Universal Service Fund (USF).USF helps make natural gas and electricity more affordable for low-income households by lowering these bills, in the form of a credit that appears on the bill itself. USF application period is year-round.LIHEAP helps low-income individuals and families meet home heating and medically-necessary cooling costs with a monetary benefit that varies by applicant income, household size, fuel type, and heating region. LIHEAP application period is October 1 to June 30 (subject to change).The heating benefit is typically provided as a two-party check in the name of the applicant and the fuel supplier, when the household is responsible to the fuel supplier for payment. The benefit is instead provided as a single-party check in the name of the benefit recipient when heat is included in rent. Heating benefit recipients may have their benefits directly forwarded to their utility company. The medically-necessary cooling assistance benefit is $200, and is applied as a direct credit to an active electric account, or issued as one-party checks.
Physical Address
32-34 Circle Ave, Paterson, NJ 07522
Hours
Mon - Fri 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Voice
Fax
973-881-1442
Application process
** Currently accepting applications forms by mail or email for all applicants. A copy of the application can be obtained by contacting the Application Agency or a copy is available for downloading from the internet. Completed applications should be returned to the Application Agency. **Complete an application, which can be obtained by contacting the Application Agency or a downloading online. Completed applications should be returned in-person to the Application Agency, unless the applicant is over the age of 60, or a mail accommodation is otherwise granted. Call the application agency to set up an appointment.
Eligibility
LIHEAP applicant household must be responsible for home heating or cooling costs, either directly or included in the rent, and have gross income at or below 60% of the NJ State Median Income level.USF applicant household must have gross income at or below 185% of the federal poverty level, and must pay more than 2% of annual income on electricity or more than 2% on natural gas - or, if electric heat, more than 4% on electricity. Recipients must reside at the address provided on their utility account, and USF benefits will only be offered to the person/head of household listed on the utility account
Languages
English
Agency info
Paterson Task Force
Providing services to the community. Services include, HUD certified Housing Counseling, homeless shelters, training programs, family services, emergency food and nutrition, and Home Energy Assistance