Brooklyn, NY – The UJO is offering HEAP assistance on Tuesdays to assist residents in filling out HEAP applications to help cover their overwhelming heating costs in the winter. Please see Household Income guidelines chart below to check if you qualify for assistance. Eligibility and benefits are based on: income, household size, the primary heating source, and the presence of a household member who is under age 6, age 60 or older or permanently disabled.
Regular HEAP Benefit Amounts 2018-2019
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Base Benefit Amount
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Living Situation
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$21
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Eligible households that live in government subsidized housing or a group home setting with heat included in their rent.
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$30 or $35
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Eligible households who have heating costs included as part of their rent.
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$675 + applicable add-ons
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Eligible households whose primary heat is oil, kerosene, or propane and who make direct payments to the vendor for heating costs.
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$525 + applicable add-ons
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Eligible households whose primary heat is wood, wood pellets, coal, corn or other deliverable fuel and who make direct payments to the vendor for heating costs.
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$350 + applicable add-ons
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Eligible households whose primary heat is electricity or natural gas and who make direct payments based on their household’s actual usage to the vendor.
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The amount of the base Regular benefit will be increased by $26 if the household’s gross income is in the Tier 1 income range.
Tier I eligibility is based on gross income and household size, on the date of application the household's gross income must be at or below 130% of federal poverty level for the household size; or at least one adult household member must be in receipt of ongoing assistance through Temporary Assistance (TA), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or code A SSI.
The amount of the base Regular benefit will be increased by $25 if the household contains a vulnerable individual (household member who is age 60 or older, under age 6 or permanently disabled).
Call the UJO office at (718) 643-9700 extension 5 option 2 with any questions or for a list of documents needed to bring in for the application. Then stop by UJO office at 32 Penn Street on any Tuesday to complete and submit the application.
