俄亥俄州冬季取暖援助开放：HEAP冬季危机计划申请至2027年3月31日，收入门槛为联邦贫困线175%
俄亥俄州家庭能源援助计划（HEAP）冬季危机计划（Winter Crisis Program）已于11月2日开放，运行至2027年3月31日。该计划每个取暖季提供一次补助，面向收入合资格且处于紧急状况的家庭，业主与租户均可申请。
可获补助的情形包括：已被断供、收到断供通知、需要开通新服务或支付转户费用、散装燃料余量在25%或以下等。补助可用于电费与燃气费、散装燃料供应、丙烷或燃料罐更换与检测，以及供暖设备维修或更换。
收入门槛方面，七人及以下家庭的总收入须不超过联邦收入指引的175%，八人及以上家庭为州收入中位数的60%。按2026-27年度175%指引，四口之家的12个月收入上限为57,750美元（30天上限4,746.58美元），一人家庭为27,930美元。账单须登记在成年家庭成员名下，收入按最近30天或过去12个月计算。
补助上限按供应类型区分：州公用事业委员会（PUCO）监管的电、气用户最高175美元，非监管的市政或合作社用户最高750美元，散装燃料用户最高1,200美元（木柴、煤炭为650美元），供暖设备维修或更换另有最高1,500美元。
申请可先在energyhelp.ohio.gov在线开始，其后须与当地能源援助提供者（社区行动机构）预约完成办理，预约可面谈或远程进行。已预约者，PUCO监管的公用事业公司须将断供推迟30天，该推迟每年可使用一次。
（来源：俄亥俄州发展部）
Ohio Winter Heating Aid Opens: HEAP Winter Crisis Program Runs Through March 31, 2027, With a 175 Percent Income Limit
Ohio's Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Winter Crisis Program opened on November 2 and runs through March 31, 2027. The federally funded program, also known as Emergency HEAP, provides financial assistance once per winter heating season to income-eligible households; both homeowners and renters may be eligible.
Eligible situations include having been disconnected, having a shut-off notice, needing to establish new service, needing to pay to transfer service, or having 25 percent or less of a bulk fuel supply remaining. Assistance can be used for electric and natural gas bills, bulk fuel supply, propane or fuel tank replacement and testing, and heating unit repair or replacement.
On income, total household income must be at or below 175 percent of the federal income guidelines for households of up to seven people, and 60 percent of the State Median Income for households of eight or more. Under the 2026-2027 guidelines, the 12-month limit for a family of four is $57,750 (a 30-day limit of $4,746.58), and $27,930 for a one-person household. The utility bill must be in the name of an adult household member, and income is based on the last 30 days or the previous 12 months.
Maximum benefits vary by supplier: $175 for customers of PUCO-regulated electric and natural gas utilities, $750 for customers of non-regulated municipal utilities or cooperatives, up to $1,200 for bulk fuel such as kerosene, propane and fuel oil ($650 for wood or coal), and up to $1,500 separately for heating unit repair or replacement.
The application may be started online at energyhelp.ohio.gov, but customers must complete it through an appointment, in person or remote, with their local Energy Assistance Provider or Community Action Agency. Once an appointment is made, PUCO-regulated utilities must delay disconnection for 30 days; the delay may be used once per year.
(Source: Ohio Department of Development)
来源：俄亥俄州发展部
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