The Erie County Legislature Majority Caucus announces that 2017-2018 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Outreaches will be held throughout the county to assistance residents in need this year. Attendees do not have to live in the specific town/village/city hosting the outreach to attend.

Interviews will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 4 p.m. Doors open at 8:30 a.m. (*Please note, Newstead and Clarence outreaches start at 10 a.m.) All applicants will be interviewed. 

HEAP is a federally funded program to assist income eligible Erie County residents with the costs of home heating, electricity, and energy conservation. The HEAP outreach will be administered by the Erie County Departments of Social Services and Senior Services and is open to all income eligible households. Complete HEAP information can be found HERE.

Outreaches will be held by the Majority Caucus on the following days:

Legislator Edward Rath will host HEAP Outreaches on the following dates:

• *10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at the Newstead Public Library, 33 Main St., Akron
• *10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 at the Clarence Public Library, 3 Town Place, Clarence

Legislator Lynne Dixon will host HEAP Outreaches on the following date:

• Monday, Dec. 4 at Access WNY, 609 Ridge Road, Lackawanna
• *10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018 at the Hamburg Senior Center, 4540 Southwestern Blvd., Hamburg 
• *10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018 at Dudley Library, 2010 South Park Ave., Buffalo

Legislator Kevin Hardwick will host HEAP Outreaches on the following date:

• Tuesday, Dec. 5 at the City of Tonawanda Senior Citizens Center, 35 Main St., Tonawanda
• Wednesday, Jan. 31 at the Town of Tonawanda Senior Center, 291 Ensminger Road, Tonawanda

Legislator Joseph Lorigo will host HEAP Outreaches on the following dates:

• Thursday, Dec. 14 at the West Seneca Senior Center, 4620 Seneca St., West Seneca 
• Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018 at the Aurora Senior Center, 101 King St., East Aurora  
• *9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Elma Senior Center, 3007 Bowen Road, Elma

Legislator John Mills will host HEAP Outreaches on the following dates:

• Monday, Dec. 18 at the Concord Town Hall Auditorium, 86 Franklin St., Springville
• Thursday, Jan. 25, 2018 at Evans Town Hall Courtroom, 8787 Erie Road, Angola
• Monday, Feb. 5, 2018 at Eden Town Hall, Auditorium, 2795 E Church Street, Eden

Applicants must bring the following documentation to the outreach:

1) Proof of gross income received within the last 30 days for all household members

       a)  Wages: If paid weekly, last four (4) paystubs

       b) Wages: If paid bi-weekly, last two (2) paystubs

       c) Award letters, if applicable (Social Security, Pension, Unemployment, Workers Comp, Disability, etc.)

       d) Yearly statement of interest received (savings, checking, CDs, money market account, etc.)

       e) Dividend proof (stocks, bonds securities, etc.)

2) Social Security numbers for all household members

3) One (1) form of ID for all household members (birth certificate or Social Security card or driver’s license or school ID, etc.)

4) Proof of residency (Rent receipt, mortgage statement, utility bill)

5) Current heat and/or electric bill.    

For questions or additional information, please call the HEAP Hotline at (716) 858-7644 or HEAP Application Request Line at (716) 858-1969.  

Also, Erie County residents can apply online by visiting www.mybenefits.ny.gov.

To apply by mail: Click HERE to request an application through the web portal or call the Application Request Line at 858-1969.