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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in Nebraska

Nebraska's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) makes a once-a-season payment to your heating company in winter.

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From the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Economic Assistance
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In summer it helps with cooling if someone in your home is 70 or older, a young child on ADC, or has a heat-sensitive illness. Crisis payments for shut-off notices, deposits and reconnection fees are available all year, and you apply through the Department of Health and Human Services online, by phone or at a local office.

How to apply in Nebraska

In person
Visit a local DHHS office. The state lists them on its Local DHHS Offices page. If you already have an open DHHS assistance case, you can ask for LIHEAP without filling out a new application.

Applying is free. Nobody should charge you to apply.

Apply on the official site

Who may qualify in Nebraska

Who may qualify for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Gross income limit, one person (Oct. 1, 2026 to Sept. 30, 2027)$23,940 a year for one person (150% of the federal poverty level)
Gross income limit, two people (Oct. 1, 2026 to Sept. 30, 2027)$32,460 a year for two people (150% of the federal poverty level)
Who pays the billYour household must be responsible for its home energy bills
Summer cooling help, who may qualifyHouseholds with someone 70 or older, a child under 6 who gets ADC, someone with an illness made worse by heat (with a medical statement), or someone who got an air conditioner from DHHS in the last four years

Source: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (source 1)

What you may get

What Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) pays
Crisis helpPayments all year to your utility for crisis situations, including deposits and reconnection fees, when an unexpected expense or loss of income in the last 90 days left you unable to pay. Call 1-800-383-4278 if you have a shut-off notice.
Furnace or central air repairUp to $750 to repair or replace a furnace or central air conditioner (once in 60 months)

Source: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (source 1)

Dates, renewals and waiting lists

Dates and renewals
Heating seasonOct. 1 to March 31. DHHS says it will send automatic heating payments for eligible households once federal funds arrive.
Cooling seasonJune 1 to Aug. 31

Source: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (source 1)

How Nebraska is different

Where Nebraska's rules differ from the federal rules for LIHEAP heating and cooling help.

  • Summer cooling help is limited to households with someone 70 or older, a young child on ADC, or a heat-sensitive medical condition.
  • Crisis payments are available all year, not only in winter.
  • Households with an open DHHS case can ask for LIHEAP without a new application.

Source: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (source 1)

Good to know

  • In Lincoln, call ACCESSNebraska at 402-323-3900; in Omaha, 402-595-1258. Everywhere else, call 1-800-383-4278.
  • Weatherization and heating or cooling system replacement (up to $5,000) are run by the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, 402-471-2186.

Source: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (source 1)

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Sources

  1. Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.

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