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Energy Assistance Program - Fuel Assistance
Run by Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS)
Once-a-year help with home heating costs for Virginia households at or below 150% of the federal poverty level, paid to the fuel vendor or utility. Apply from the second Tuesday in October to the second Friday in November.
Amounts
How much you get
A heating benefit set by VDSS and sent to your fuel vendor or utility in December. It can also cover furnace restarts, late charges, delivery and installation charges, and connection or reconnection fees. Benefit amounts aren't published.
Eligibility
Do I qualify?
You need to meet all 3 of these.
Your home is in Virginia.
Gross monthly income at or below 150% of the federal poverty level. VDSS's information sheet lists monthly maximums, for example $1,956 for 1 person, $4,018 for 4 and $6,768 for 8.
You must be responsible for heating costs, and apply in the locality where you live.
Equipment
What equipment counts
Applying
How to apply
Every year from the second Tuesday in October through the second Friday in November (October 13 to November 13 in 2026).
- Apply between the second Tuesday in October and the second Friday in November.
Online through CommonHelp, by phone at 855-635-4370 (Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.), on a paper form, or at your local department of social services.
- Get your eligibility notice.
Notices go out in late December.
- VDSS authorizes the delivery or payment to your vendor.
Forms and instructionsEnergy Assistance Program (EAP) · Energy Assistance Program Information Sheet (032-03-0661-26)
Questions about applying855-635-4370
Stacking
Use it with
Fuel, Crisis and Cooling Assistance are separate applications in the same program.
All of Virginia
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP)
Work done at no cost
Free energy audit and upgrades (air sealing, insulation, duct repair, heating and cooling repair or replacement, safety checks) for income-eligible Virginia homeowners and renters, through local nonprofit providers.
Checked Oct 20, 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.
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We'll write if its amount, status or deadline changes. Nothing else.
FAQ
Questions
How much does Energy Assistance Program - Fuel Assistance pay?
Amount not published. A heating benefit set by VDSS and sent to your fuel vendor or utility in December. It can also cover furnace restarts, late charges, delivery and installation charges, and connection or reconnection fees. Benefit amounts aren't published.
Is there an income limit?
Gross monthly income at or below 150% of the federal poverty level. VDSS's information sheet lists monthly maximums, for example $1,956 for 1 person, $4,018 for 4 and $6,768 for 8.
What’s the deadline?
Apply by November 13, 2026.
Can I combine it with other rebates?
Yes, with Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). See Use it with.
Is it still available?
Yes. It was open when we last checked, on October 20, 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
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