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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in Oklahoma

Oklahoma's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) has three short sign-up windows a year, for winter heating, spring crisis help (ECAP) and summer cooling, and each stays open only until the money runs out.

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From the Oklahoma Human Services (OKDHS), LIHEAP
An older woman in a warm cardigan turns up the thermostat in her hallway

For 2026–27, winter heating enrollment is expected to open Dec. 15, 2026, online at OKDHSLive. Help for a life-threatening energy crisis is available all year by phone.

How to apply in Oklahoma

By phone
405-522-5050
In person
Applications are made online at OKDHSLive during open enrollment. You can turn in proof documents at any local OKDHS field office.
By mail
Oklahoma Human Services, Attention LIHEAP, P.O. Box 25352, Oklahoma City, OK 73125

Applying is free. Nobody should charge you to apply.

Apply on the official site

Who may qualify in Oklahoma

Who may qualify for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Monthly gross income limit, one person (effective Oct. 1, 2026)$1,729 a month for one person (130% of the federal poverty level)
Monthly gross income limit, two people (effective Oct. 1, 2026)$2,345 a month for two people (130% of the federal poverty level)
Earned income deduction$240 is subtracted from each working person's gross earnings
Who pays the billYour household must be responsible for paying for home energy. You aren't eligible if someone who doesn't live with you pays the bill.

Source: Oklahoma Human Services (source 2)

What you may get

What Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) pays
Life-threatening crisis help (ECAP)Available all year if someone needs lifesaving medical equipment or during extreme temperatures. Call 405-522-5050 and choose the energy assistance options; a note from a health care provider may be needed.
How many paymentsOne payment per household for each of the three programs a year

Source: Oklahoma Human Services (source 1)

Dates, renewals and waiting lists

Dates and renewals
Winter heating open enrollment (FFY 2027, expected)Opens Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2026, and stays open until funds run out. The state says several factors could delay it.
Energy Crisis Assistance Program (ECAP) enrollment (expected)Opens Tuesday, April 13, 2027, until funds run out
Summer cooling open enrollment (expected)Opens Tuesday, July 13, 2027, until funds run out

Source: Oklahoma Human Services (source 1)

How Oklahoma is different

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

  • Income limit is 130% of the poverty level, lower than the 150% many states use.
  • Heating, crisis and cooling help each have a short open-enrollment window that closes when funds run out; only life-threatening crisis help is open all year.

Source: Oklahoma Human Services (source 2)

Good to know

  • Members of a federally recognized Native Nation can apply through OKDHS or a tribal program, but not both for the same help in one year.
  • Winter heating and summer cooling applications can take up to 60 days to process.
  • Weatherization is run by the Oklahoma Department of Commerce; you can apply at mywaplink.org.

Source: Oklahoma Human Services (source 1)

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Sources

  1. Oklahoma Human Services, Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  2. Oklahoma Human Services, Appendix C-7: LIHEAP Income Level by Household Size (10/1/2026) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.

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