Fuel assistance available for Cambridge, Somerville residents - Wicked Local

CAMBRIDGE - The Cambridge Fuel Assistance Program is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 season. The program, besides known arsenic the Home Energy Assistance Program, helps low-income residents successful Cambridge and Somerville wage their wintertime heating bills betwixt Nov. 1 and April 30. Renters and homeowners successful some cities are eligible to use if they conscionable national income guidelines. Fuel Assistance applications volition beryllium accepted done April 30. 

Over the past 5 years, the Fuel Assistance programme has distributed much than $4.8 cardinal successful heating measure assistance to Cambridge and Somerville residents. “This programme is an incredibly important assets for low-income residents successful the Cambridge and Somerville communities, particularly arsenic state and heating prices are expected to emergence this winter,” said Ellen Semonoff, adjunct metropolis manager of Human Services. “Our Fuel Assistance unit reappraisal each exertion to guarantee that eligible households are getting the maximum magnitude of fiscal payment disposable to them to assistance them enactment lukewarm and prevention wealth during the wintertime months.” 

Clients who antecedently participated successful the programme were mailed a people exertion to reapply past month. New and returning applicants tin use for Fuel Assistance online and indispensable taxable their supporting documentation successful 1 of the pursuing ways: 

• Upload to the Fuel Assistance online portal.
• Mail to: Fuel Assistance c/o Dept of Human Service Programs, 51 Inman St. Cambridge, MA 02139. 
• Email to dhspfuel@cambridgema.gov. 
• Drop disconnected astatine the Fuel Assistance bureau (51 Inman St., basement level, Cambridge) oregon successful the Fuel Assistance dropbox located extracurricular of the basement level entranceway of 51 Inman St. connected Inman Place.  

Fuel Assistance unit reappraisal applications connected a rolling ground and interaction applicants to spell implicit their documentation and corroborate eligibility. Spanish-speaking unit are disposable to assistance applicants, and further connection enactment tin beryllium provided upon request. In-person appointments are besides disposable upon request, and unit marque location visits to applicants who are homebound and request enactment providing documentation and completing their application.  

The Fuel Assistance Program serves arsenic a gateway for clients to entree further inferior and vigor ratio benefits offered done different agencies. Fuel Assistance unit link eligible clients to programs that supply state and electrical measure discounts, weatherization improvements similar insulation and sealing, the state’s Heating System Repair and Replacement Program, and more.  

Eligible applicants successful no-heat situations oregon who are facing contiguous inferior shutoff tin person Fuel Assistance wrong 24 hours.  

To cheque the presumption of an application, talk with Fuel Assistance staff, oregon study a no-heat situation, telephone 617-665-6234. For much accusation astir the program, sojourn www.cambridgema.gov/FuelAssistance.