North Georgia Community Action has announced that the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, will open for homebound and elderly households on December 1st, 2025. The program is administered through the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services and is designed to help qualifying residents with the cost of heating their homes during the winter months.

According to the announcement, homebound households are those in which all members are confined to the home because of medical conditions or disabilities. Elderly households are defined as those where every member is 65 or older, or where one member is 65 or older and the rest are under 18. All participants must provide verification of income, citizenship, Social Security numbers, and a recent heating or electric bill. Elderly households must also show proof of age for all members.

Assistance will be offered as a one-time payment made directly to the household’s energy supplier. Funds are limited, and the program operates strictly on a first-come, first-served basis once money is received from the state.

To apply, residents must contact the Community Service Center in their county beginning December 1st at 8:30 a.m., and callers are urged to keep trying until they reach someone, as voicemail messages will not be returned.

Chattooga County residents should call 706-857-0729