If you have trouble heating your home or paying your electric bill this winter, you might be eligible for energy assistance now through May 15, 2021.
• Heating Assistance is a one-time payment to pay a portion of your heating costs.
• Electric Assistance is a one-time payment to pay a portion of your electrical (non-heating) costs.
• Crisis Assistance is intended to provide emergency and/or proactive services to assist eligible households experiencing an energy crisis. This benefit is available if you have no heat, have received a disconnect notice from the heating vendor, or are nearly out of fuel and do not have the money to purchase more.
• Furnace Assistance is available if your furnace or boiler stops operating during the heating season. Furnace assistance may pay for repairs, or in some cases, a total replacement of a non-operating furnace or boiler.
Eligibility and the amount of assistance is based on household size, income, and if anyone in the home is under six, has a disability, or is over age 60. In most cases, benefits are not paid to the person, but directly to the household energy supplier or furnace/boiler provider.
Ban on Utility Disconnections in effect:
November 1 – April 15
In Wisconsin, it is illegal for utility providers to shut off utility services between November 1st and April 15th – even if you don’t pay your bills.
You can apply by phone (920) 448-6460,
online at www.energybenefit.wi.gov, or by
submitting the paper application to Brown County Human Services Energy Assistance Department
111 N Jefferson St, Green Bay, 54301.
