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The Virginia Department of Social Services is committed to helping households affected by COVID-19 in meeting their immediate home energy needs. Virginia households that would not typically qualify for other home energy assistance programs may be eligible to receive aid through the new Virginia COVID-19 Energy Assistance Program. Please see below for a list of eligibility requirements.
The application window for the Virginia COVID-19 EAP has closed, effective November 20. To learn more about other energy assistance resources in your area, please contact Virginia 2-1-1 online or by phone by dialing 2-1-1. To learn about programs available through the Virginia Department of Social Services, visit dss.virginia.gov.
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What is the Virginia COVID-19 Energy Assistance Program?
The Virginia Department of Social Services is committed to helping households affected by COVID-19 in meeting their immediate home energy needs.
The Virginia COVID-19 Energy Assistance Program is designed to assist low-income households who are not eligible to receive assistance from the existing energy assistance programs because:
- They do not meet the financial criteria OR
- The vulnerable individual (household member who is age 60 or over/disabled/under age 6) criteria
Depending on the availability of funds, the program will provide a one-time payment of $300 to assist eligible households with payment of a heating or cooling expense.
Applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are exhausted. If you have questions about the program, please call our dedicated energy assistance phone line at 1-833-829-2767.
Who is eligible?
- Must be resident of Virginia
- Must have heating or cooling expense responsibility
- Must be either a United States citizen or an eligible immigrant
- A household’s monthly gross income must be less than the maximum allowed for the number of people in the home:
- For household size of 1, maximum income is $2,720
- For household size of 2, maximum income is $3,558
- For household size of 3, maximum income is $4,395
- For household size of 4, maximum income is $5,232
- For household size of 5, maximum income is $6,069
- For household size of 6, maximum income is $6,907
- For each additional member after 6, add $156
Please complete this entire form in one session. If you close this application without submitting the form, all of your information will be lost.
Completion time is 10-24 minutes
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