Fuel Assistance

Fuel Assistance (Low-income Home Energy Assistance Program, HEAP, or LiHEAP) assists income eligible households in Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Knox Counties with high winter heating costs. Homes may be heated with oil, kerosene, coal, wood, LP gas or electricity.
For more information or to make an appointment, please call the phone numbers listed below. When you come to your appointment you will need the following:
1. Social Security numbers and dates of birth for all household
members.
2. Your most recent electric and telephone bill.
3. A copy of your fuel bill with name and account number.
4. Name, street address, and phone number of your landlord
if you are renting.
5. Proof of all gross income for all household members for the
previous 3 months or previous 12 months.
6. Proof of all interest income, general assistance, and child
support for the same time frame as your gross income.
For more information, call:
Bangor 207-973-3630
Dover-Foxcroft 207-564-7116
Lincoln 207-794-3093
Millinocket 207-723-8155
Rockland 207-596-0361 or 1-800-585-1605
Funding provided by Maine Housing.