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Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) (LIHEAP) in Wyoming

Wyoming's Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) pays part of your monthly winter heating bills, paid straight to your fuel company, and offers a one-time crisis benefit for shut-off notices, broken furnaces or running out of fuel.

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From the Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS), LIEAP
An older woman in a warm cardigan turns up the thermostat in her hallway

Apply online or by phone from Oct. 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027; a new application is needed every season. Homeowners, renters and people in permanently parked RVs can apply.

How to apply in Wyoming

In person
Wyoming takes LIEAP applications online at mylieapwyo.org. If you can't apply online, call the LIEAP team and they will help you apply over the phone.

Applying is free. Nobody should charge you to apply.

Apply on the official site

Who may qualify in Wyoming

Who may qualify for Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)
Income limit, one person (2026–27, updated Sept. 24, 2026)$2,988 a month ($35,858 a year) for one person (60% of state median income)
Income limit, two people (2026–27)$3,908 a month ($46,892 a year) for two people (60% of state median income)
Crisis help rule (new Oct. 1, 2026)To get crisis help, you must have made at least one payment you can show on your main or second utility in the past 60 days

Source: Wyoming Department of Family Services (source 2)

What you may get

What Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) pays
Seasonal heating benefitBased on energy needs, income, family size and available funds; the highest benefits go to those with the highest heating costs. No dollar range is published. Use it through May 31, 2027.
Crisis Intervention and Prevention AssistanceA one-time extra benefit for approved households with a heating emergency, such as a shut-off notice, utility deposit, broken furnace or running out of fuel. Loss of heat is handled within 18 business hours.

Source: Wyoming Department of Family Services (source 1)

Dates, renewals and waiting lists

Dates and renewals
Application period (2026–27)Oct. 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027
Crisis help (2026–27)Oct. 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027, unless extended for severe weather or high fuel prices

Source: Wyoming Department of Family Services (source 1)

How Wyoming is different

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

  • New for 2026–27: crisis help requires proof of at least one payment toward your utility in the past 60 days.
  • One application covers heating help, crisis help and weatherization.
  • People living in permanently parked RVs or campers can apply.

Source: Wyoming Department of Family Services (source 1)

Good to know

  • LIEAP doesn't pay reconnect fees, late fees, payment plans or equipment repairs on the utility bill.
  • Non-emergency applications are processed within 45 days.

Source: Wyoming Department of Family Services (source 1)

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Sources

  1. Wyoming Department of Family Services, Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.
  2. Wyoming Department of Family Services, About LIEAP handout (updated Sept. 24, 2026) (official government site). Checked Oct 28, 2026.

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