Eligibility Requirements:

• Income requirements: 125% or less of poverty level *(See below)
  
• Verification of Income
• Proof of address

Information Required:

• Most recent 3 month past income
• Proof of address (address on heating bill, rental agreement or rent receipt),
• Social security cards for all the adults in the home.
• Printout of the heat cost for the past year at the address where you live at the time you are applying for the Energy Assistance Program.

Energy Assistance: Senior or Disabled Discount

• Income and Age requirements: For the senior discount, must be age 62 or over and earn less than $30,000 a year combined income for everyone in household.
• For the disabled discount, must have proof of disability and income at 125% or less of the poverty level.*
• Only Chelan County PUD customers are eligible for this program.

Rental Assistance:

• Income Requirements: 125% or less of poverty level.*
• Eligibility requirements: Emergency - Eviction notice
• Provides emergency rental assistance. Must have an eviction notice. A very small amount of money is available. Must have proof of current income source. 

Energy Donation Programs:

• Income Requirements: 125% or less of poverty level.*
• Eligibility requirements: Proof of Address & Social Security Card
• We can also help with a portion of your first month rent or deposit - Not Both.
• We can also help with a portion of your eviction.

We currently have 3 programs, Winter Help, Helping Hands & Neighbor to Neighbor. These programs are donation programs through Cascade Natural Gas, Chelan County PUD & Douglas County PUD. They are to help with disconnects, deposits and shut offs. Be sure to let us know which agency you are a customer of if you are applying for help through these programs.

* Income guidelines:

For family units with more than 8 members, add $4,775 annually or $398 monthly for each additional person.