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*Disclaimer: This information is provided as a guide to resources. Customers should be advised that all funds listed are subject to availability. Funds may run out before the end of the program term. Please contact the fund administrators for fund availability.
Consumers can receive help paying their electric or natural gas bills from their utility company. These payment programs are known as fuel funds, and they offer utility assistance for qualifying consumers.
Fuel funds are supported by customer donations, matching funds from the utility or the utility’s shareholders. In order to receive fuel funds, customers must meet specific eligibility requirements. Income-eligibility guidelines vary from program to program. The chart below has the current federal poverty guidelines.
To apply for these fuel fund programs, contact your utility, the non-profit organization or the local community action agency running the program. Be prepared to verify your income to apply. Please note that these funds are subject to availability, and funds may run out before the end of the program term.
Some programs also require disconnection status, which is when a customer has either received a disconnection notice or has already been disconnected from their utility service.
Before applying for fuel funds, apply for HEAP and all other utility assistance programs offered by the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD). The utility assistance application is available at their website, www.development.ohio.gov, or at your community action agency office.
Information on additional sources of utility bill-payment assistance is available at www.occ.ohio.gov/help
Ohio Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program
Gift of Power
Ohio Fuel Fund
Community Outreach Opportunity Program (COOP) (Cleveland Electric Illuminating, Project REACH (Ohio Edison), and Neighbors Helping Neighbors (Toledo Edison)
Columbia Fuel Fund
HeatShare
EnergyShare
Share the Light
2022 Income Guidelines |
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Size of household* |
Total Gross Annual Household Income |
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135% |
150% |
175% |
200% |
250% |
300% | |
1 |
$18,347 |
$20,385 |
$23,783 |
$27,180 |
$33,975 |
$40,770 |
2 |
$24,719 |
$27,465 |
$32,043 |
$36,620 |
$45,775 |
$54,930 |
3 |
$31,091 |
$34,545 |
$40,303 |
$46,060 |
$57,575 |
$69,090 |
4 |
$37,463 |
$41,625 |
$48,563 |
$55,500 |
$69,375 |
$83,250 |
5 |
$43,835 |
$48,705 |
$56,823 |
$64,940 |
$81,175 |
$97,410 |
6 |
$50,207 |
$55,785 |
$65,083 |
$74,380 |
$92,975 |
$111,570 |
7 |
$56,579 |
$62,865 |
$73,343 |
$83,820 |
$104,775 |
$125,730 |
8 |
$62,951 |
$69,945 |
$81,603 |
$93,260 |
$116,575 |
$139,890 |
* For families/households with more than 8 persons, please contact your local community action agency. |
To download: Click the folder with a down arrow icon. To print: Click the printer icon in the top right of the display.
If you need multiple copies for an organization or group, please contact a member of our outreach team.