Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
A once-per-season payment to a fuel vendor for homeowners or renters paying for heat. Renters whose heat is included may get a renter's benefit.
Who it's for
- Your household income is within the HEAP limits.
What it offers
- Help with heating bills
- Emergency help with fuel or utility shutoffs
- Renter's benefit when heat is included in rent
For current HEAP information, call the Office for Aging HEAP message line at 778-2063.
Call to check before you apply.
- DSS HEAP Unit (press 6) 607-778-1100
- Service area
- Broome County
- Season
- HEAP is a seasonal program and must be reapplied for each year.
SourceFinancial Benefits Guide for Seniors (March 2026), p.7·Broome County Office for Aging Directory (2026), p.17·Checked Oct 19, 2026
About this information
SeniorSolver last compared this entry with its source documents on Oct 19, 2026. That is not a confirmation from the program.
The summary is our own wording. Phone numbers, address, hours, eligibility, costs and service area are reproduced from the documents below as published.
- Financial Benefits Guide for Seniors (March 2026), p.7 – Broome County Office for Aging
- Broome County Office for Aging Directory (2026), p.17 – Broome County Office for Aging
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