Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Secretary Val Arkoosh recently announced that eligible households will receive a $100 supplemental payment from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Pa. DHS will issue the supplemental payments for households that both received LIHEAP during the 2025-26 season and include at least one family member who has a disability, is age 60 or older, or has a child under the age of 6.

Approximately 193,000 households will be automatically issued a payment to the same utility vendor who received their cash grant during the normal LIHEAP season. Households will receive a notice informing them that they are eligible.

“We know that even though winter is over, many Pennsylvanians may still need assistance with utility bills from last season. LIHEAP helps some of the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable citizens — children, older Pennsylvanians, people with disabilities, and low-income families — make ends meet and keep their homes safer, and we are pleased to be able to offer this onetime supplemental payment to LIHEAP households,” said Arkoosh.

LIHEAP, a federally funded program, provides assistance towards a household’s heating bill for renters and homeowners, and if the household’s supplemental payment is issued to an electric vendor, it could be applied to cooling costs.

Supplemental payments began being distributed directly to a household’s utility company or home heating fuel provider on July 29. Eligible households do not need to apply.

The 2025-26 LIHEAP season ended on May 8 helping more than 278,000 households across Pennsylvania keep their homes heated and safe through the winter months.

Details on the opening of the 2026-27 LIHEAP season will be available later this year. The supplemental payment will not affect a household’s eligibility for the upcoming 2026-27 LIHEAP season.

Pennsylvanians can apply for other public assistance programs online at www.dhs.pa.gov/COMPASS. On-site County Assistance Office services are available if clients cannot access online services or need assistance, call the Customer Service Centers at 1-877-395-8930.