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Energy
assistance program now taking applications from senior citizens,
people with disabilities
Illinois households with disabled or
elderly members and households that are disconnected from their heat
source may now apply for heating assistance from the Low Income Home
Energy Assistance Program.
LIHEAP is geared to households with
incomes up to 150 percent of the federal poverty guidelines. Monthly
income limits are $1,123 for one person, $1,515 for a two-person
household and $2,300 for a four-person household. Benefits are
provided directly to the household's utility or delivered fuel
dealer for households that heat with fuel oil or propane.
The months of September and October are
set aside for households with elderly or disabled members and
households disconnected from their heat source. All others may begin
submitting applications on Nov. 1.
People who wish to apply should contact
the local agency in the county where they live or call the toll-free
LIHEAP information line at 1 (800) 252-8643.
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Brady
tapes television show
I taped my first television show Sept.
26 at the CITV 5 studio in Lincoln. The 30-minute show featured Al
Bowman, interim president of Illinois State University. We talked
about the university, education funding in Illinois and what
education communities throughout the state need to do to keep
Illinois students in Illinois.
My TV show
will be available to viewers with access to CITV 5 and to Insight
Communications customers in Bloomington. We are also working to get
it on other television stations in other communities. Our goal is to
do a monthly show. Watch for it!
[News release from
Sen. Bill Brady]
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