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Emergency Repair Program (City of Peoria)
Run by City of Peoria Community Development Department
The City of Peoria helps income-qualified homeowners replace broken water heaters and furnaces through its Emergency Repair Program.
Amounts
How much you get
The City replaces the broken furnace or water heater. The page gives no dollar limit and doesn't say whether the help is a grant or a loan.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 5 of these.
Your home is in Peoria, Illinois.
The home must be in the City of Peoria.
Household income at or below the program limit ($37,150 for one person up to $61,550 for six).
People in your home Income at or below 1 $37,150 2 $42,450 3 $47,750 4 $53,050 5 $57,300 6 $61,550 You must have owned the home for at least a year.
Current homeowners' insurance, current property taxes, current on the mortgage (or no mortgage), no money owed to the City, and no outstanding code violations in the yard or driveway.
What to doGet homeowners' insurance, bring taxes and mortgage current, and clear any City debts or yard/driveway code violations.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
You apply online.
- Check the income limit for your household size.
- Submit the online Emergency Repair Program application.
- City reviews eligibility and arranges the replacement.
Questions about applying309-494-8652
Stacking
Use it with
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 Emergency Repair Program (City of Peoria) pay?
The City replaces the broken furnace or water heater. The page gives no dollar limit and doesn't say whether the help is a grant or a loan.
Is there an income limit?
Household income at or below the program limit ($37,150 for one person up to $61,550 for six).
Do renters qualify?
You must have owned the home for at least a year.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 27, 2026.
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