The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor (OUCC) has applications unfastened for the federally funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This authorities statute protects those who person applied from disconnection from Dec. 1 done Mar. 15.

Those funny tin larn much and use connected the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority’s website astatine www.in.gov/ihcda/homeowners-and-renters/low-income-home-energy-assistance-program-liheap. Those without net entree whitethorn telephone 1-800-872-0371.

Many utilities person their ain assistance programs. Those seeking fiscal assistance should telephone the state’s 24 hr assistance enactment astatine 2-1-1.

All inferior customers are encouraged to wage heating bills each month, adjacent if they tin lone marque partial payments. Many utilities connection fund billing, which provides a accordant monthly outgo based connected the customer’s expected usage. Budget billing tin supply period to period consistency passim the winter.

The OUCC offers galore vigor ratio tips that tin assistance prevention wealth astatine www.in.gov/oucc/natural-gas/tips-and-publications/reduce-your-winter-energy-bills/.