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Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Run by Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (through local Community Action Agencies)
One-time help of $80 to $800 toward winter heating bills for Iowa households at or below 200% of the federal poverty level, plus crisis help such as furnace repair or replacement for homeowners. Apply at your county's Community Action Agency through April 30.
Amounts
How much you get
A one-time regular heating benefit of $80 to $800 for the 2026-27 season, set by household income, household size, dwelling type and heating fuel, with more for households with elderly or disabled members or young children. Crisis help (heating unit repair or replacement, emergency fuel delivery, reconnection, emergency cooling) is paid separately within state expenditure limits.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 5 of these.
Your home is in Iowa.
Household income at or below 200% of the 2026 federal poverty guidelines, for example $66,000 a year for a household of 4.
People in your home Income at or below 1 $31,920 2 $43,280 3 $54,640 4 $66,000 5 $77,360 6 $88,720 7 $100,080 8 $111,440 Add $11,360 for each extra person.
Both homeowners and renters can apply.
The household must have an energy burden and be able to verify citizenship status for all members.
Heating unit tune-up, repair and replacement through crisis funds is for homeowners living in the home only (including those buying on contract), not renters.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Households with a member 60+ or disabled can apply from October 1; all other households from November 1; applications are accepted through April 30.
- Find your county's Community Action Agency.
Use Iowa HHS's agency finder, or call the Community Action Agencies Unit at 515-776-8871 if your county isn't listed.
- Apply in your window.
Households with a member 60 or older or disabled can apply from October 1; all others from November 1. Applications close April 30. Agencies also take applications online, by phone, email and mail.
- Bring proof of income for the last 30 days, the last calendar year or the last 12 months.
- The benefit is paid toward your heating costs.
Proof of household income
Proof of citizenship status for all household members
Forms and instructions, including for applying by mailLow-Income Home Energy Assistance - Iowa HHS · LIHEAP FFY27 Iowa State Plan (with attachments) · Iowa LIHEAP Policy and Procedures Manual for FY27
Questions about applying515-776-8871
Stacking
Use it with
The LIHEAP application also serves as the waiting list for Iowa's Weatherization Assistance Program.
All of Iowa
Weatherization Assistance Program
Work done at no cost
Free energy efficiency and safety upgrades, such as attic and wall insulation, air sealing and furnace work, for Iowa homeowners and renters with income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. Apply at your county's Community Action Agency.
Checked Oct 28, 2026
Your address
Next steps
Check that it covers your address. Then, if you want, ask for a contractor quote.
Is it available at your address?
Before anything else
Your quote request is in If a contractor we work with serves your ZIP, they can contact you. We take one request per person; contact us to change it.
Get an email if this program changes
We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) pay?
Up to $800.
Is there an income limit?
Household income at or below 200% of the 2026 federal poverty guidelines, for example $66,000 a year for a household of 4.
Do renters qualify?
Both homeowners and renters can apply. Heating unit tune-up, repair and replacement through crisis funds is for homeowners living in the home only (including those buying on contract), not renters.
What’s the deadline?
Due April 30 each year.
Can I combine it with other rebates?
Yes, with Weatherization Assistance Program. See Use it with.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 28, 2026.
Plain words
Words used on this page
- Federal poverty level
- An income line set each year by the federal government, by household size.
References
Sources
This page is built from these official pages, run by the program itself.
- Low-Income Home Energy Assistance - Iowa HHS
- LIHEAP FFY27 Iowa State Plan (with attachments)
- Iowa LIHEAP Policy and Procedures Manual for FY27
When one of these pages changes, we re-check this page against it.
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