(Credit for Photo: Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of People’s Natural Gas)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) Applications open today for Pennsylvania’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and Peoples Natural Gas is encouraging customers that are income-eligible to apply.

LIHEAP is a federally funded program that provides grants that range from $200 to $1,000 to pay heating bills, depending on household size and income.

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) sends the grant directly to Peoples Natural Gas, where it is credited to the account of the customer.

According to a release from Peoples Natural Gas, here is the 2026-2027 LIHEAP/Crisis Eligibility Guidelines:

2026-27 LIHEAP/Crisis Eligibility Guidelines
Family Size	Month	Year
1	$1,995	$23,940
2	$2,705	$32,460
3	$3,415	$40,980
4	$4,125	$49,500
5	$4,835	$58,020
6	$5,545	$66,540
7	$6,255	$75,060
8	$6,965	$83,580
For each person, add:	$710	$8,520

Customers can visit the website of Peoples-Gas.com/LIHEAP by clicking here, call 1-866-857-7095, which is the LIHEAP hotline, or contact their local county assistance office for more information.

After customers apply, they can follow their status at trackmybenefits.pa.gov (click here.)