LIHEAP helps low income households stay safe and healthy by providing financial assistance to offset the costs of heating and cooling.
What it does
- Heating assistance
- Cooling assistance
- Deposit/Reconnect fee assistance
- Year round crisis assistance
- Emergency furnace repair and replacement
- Fan program
- Weatherization services
To qualify
LIHEAP maximum allowable income (October 1, 2022 – September 30, 2023)
| Household size | LIHEAP gross income limit (150% of Federal Poverty Level) |
| 1 | $20,385 |
| 2 | $27,465 |
| 3 | $34,545 |
| 4 | $41,625 |
Contact
Fill out an application at:
ACCESSNebraska
800-383-4278
accessnebraska.ne.gov
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Twelve values of the merger
When we talk to Dawson Public Power District customers about this opportunity, something commonly asked is “why?” We usually hear that customers do not care what we do so long as we continue to provide low-cost, reliable power. When they flip the light switch, it better come on. We know this industry well and we care about all of this on your behalf. Our efforts will continue doing what we do best using a different, but diverse, and better business model.
Then and now: Electricity remains a good value
The average Nebraska residential cost per kilowatt hour of electricity was about 10 cents in 2012. In 2020, that cost rose to just 11 cents.
The final chapter of a colorful career
Nancy Davenport is retiring after 37 years of service.