MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — Low-income Wisconsin households may be eligible for assistance to pay for heating through another round of grant funding.
Governor Tony Evers announced the state is using $50 million in Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program , or LIHEAP, block grants to help over 170,000 households that received benefits previously. They can get an extra $279 on average.
Evers has also allocated another $8 million to deliver fuel oil and propane to qualifying customers.
More information about LIHEAP and what households are eligible is available online.