Winter heating play is present and it’s not excessively precocious to prepare.

The Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor is offering tips to assistance wage steep wintertime heating bills.

Several types of fiscal assistance and resources are available.

The federally funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program assists qualifying consumers each winter. Indiana statute protects participating customers, and those who person applied for LIHEAP, from disconnection from Dec. 1 done Mar. 15. Consumers 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. Consumers without net entree whitethorn telephone IHCDA toll-free astatine 1-800-872-0371 for much information.

Local township trustees besides supply assistance and galore utilities connection their ain assistance programs.

Consumers seeking fiscal assistance tin telephone 2-1-1, the state’s helpline which tin link you with local-level resources.

In summation to outgo arrangements, galore utilities connection fund billing, which provides a accordant monthly payment.