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Help with the heating bill (LIEAP)

Wyoming's energy program helps lower-income households with home heating costs.

What it is

Wyoming's energy program helps lower-income households with home heating costs.

Heating costs can continue while a family is away for treatment. LIEAP helps with that bill and has a separate crisis branch. Its income test uses state median income, which differs from the poverty guidelines used by other programs.

Who this can help
  • The 2026–2027 income screen is 60% of state median income. DFS also checks the household and other program conditions.
  • The table's monthly and annual figures are separately rounded. For six people, the published limits are $7,585 monthly and $91,025 annually.
  • The line by household size, per month (2026 to 2027 season): 1: $2,988 · 2: $3,908 · 3: $4,827 · 4: $5,747 · 5: $6,666 · 6: $7,585.
What you get
  • Help paying the home energy bill, with no application cost.
  • A separate crisis process for qualifying energy emergencies.
What the help includes
  • Benefits from the 2026–2027 season can be used through May 31, 2027.
  • The office confirms which heating or cooling equipment emergencies qualify under the season's final rules. Equipment assistance and ordinary heating help have separate conditions.
  • The grant covers part of the bill, not all of it. Crisis help needs a disconnection notice and proof you have paid at least a tenth of your monthly income toward energy in the last 60 days, and is limited to one payment per utility.
If you decide to apply
  1. Ask the Department of Family Services about LIEAP and whether the regular or crisis application fits.
  2. Have ready: recent energy bills, household income and your Wyoming address.

Wyoming Department of Family Services: LIEAP · 1-800-246-4221 · Official page ↗

After you ask
  • You can ask the office how a payment will reach your energy account and what remains due.
  • DFS publishes up to 45 days to decide a complete ordinary application; utility payment can follow a separate billing process. A heating emergency has a faster crisis process. The social worker can help the household contact LIEAP at 1-800-246-4221 and confirm the urgent response, what resolves the immediate danger, and any payment arrangement.
Good to know

General applications for the 2026–2027 season run from October 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027. DFS also has an earlier priority window for households with a person age 60 or older, a person with a disability, or a child age 5 or younger.

Other details
  • Regular benefits for this season can be used through May 31, 2027. The office confirms any crisis exception and the amount available for your household.

Federal background: LIHEAP funds state energy assistance. Wyoming calls its program LIEAP.

Official sources
Ask your social worker

“Could heating help cover part of our bill, and would the regular program or crisis help fit? Could you help us with the application if it makes sense?”

Why I’m asking: I want to understand what help is available for the bills that continue while we travel for treatment.

More background and detailed requirements
Additional program information and published rules

Who does what

The three parts, side by side. The agency decides; nobody on this page does.

You

Apply when the season opens and keep the bills.

Your social worker

The social worker can point you at the crisis branch if a system has failed.

The care team

Records and letters when the application asks for them.

Who decides
Wyoming Department of Family Services.
Ask the agency
“My child is in cancer treatment and we are behind on the energy bill. Does my household fit the income line, and is there crisis help?”

How to apply

First step: If you decide to request help, the LIEAP office can explain the applicable general or priority application window and required documents.

  1. Apply in the first weeks of October rather than at the end of the season.
  2. If a system has failed, ask for the crisis branch by name.
  3. Do not rely on a utility's own page for the closing date; the state's dated page says April 30, 2027.

Official application / program page ↗

Where it starts: Apply when the season opens on October 1.

What to gather

  • Recent energy bills
  • This month's household income
  • A Wyoming address

How long: DFS publishes 45 days for a complete ordinary application. Crisis response is separate; the office must resolve the 18-hour versus 18-business-hour wording and confirm the applicable urgent response.

Clock: The 2026-2027 season runs from October 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027, with benefits usable through May 31, 2027.

What a yes looks like

A payment towards the energy account, usually paid to the utility.

What a no looks like, and the next move

Usually income or the season being closed. Ask when it reopens.

Watch out

  • The season runs October 1 to April 30; one utility's page wrongly says February 28.
  • This is measured against the state median income, not the poverty line, so the limits are higher than they look.
  • The current table includes six people at $7,585 monthly; the office confirms the correct household and income.

The numbers and the rules

The arcane layer, kept on purpose. Checked September 11, 2026.

What it is worth

Help with the heating bill for a household at or under 60 percent of the state median income: $5,747 a month for four people.

  • $5,747/month — Household of 4, published monthly ceiling
  • $4,827/month — Household of 3, published monthly ceiling
  • $6,666/month — Household of 5, published monthly ceiling
  • $3,908/month — Household of 2, published monthly ceiling

Covers: Help with the home energy bill · Crisis help, which can include repairing or replacing a cooling system

What it costs the family: None.

The eligibility facts, as published

Income
at or under 60 percent of the state median income for the household size
Season
General applications October 1, 2026–April 30, 2027, with an earlier priority window for listed older, disabled and young-child households; regular benefits usable through May 31, 2027.
Residency
Wyoming

The trap: The season has dates. Applications for 2026-2027 run from October 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027, and the benefit can be used until May 31, 2027. One utility's own page says the season closes on February 28; the state's dated page is the one to follow.

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