HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Federal Fiscal Year 1999 (October 1, 1998 - September 30, 1999)*

The Home Energy Assistance Program helps low-income households with home energy costs by providing financial assistance through the Winter Assistance Program and Crisis Intervention Program. Each program provides assistance to a household's energy supplier or, under certain circumstances, to the applicant. The Crisis Intervention Program provides assistance to eligible households facing energy-related emergencies.

Winter Assistance Program
	Households Served	33,000
	Average Benefit	$108

Crisis Intervention Program
	Households Served	22,600
	Average Benefit	$129

Funding
	Federal LIHEAP Allotment	$7,024,524
	Carry Forward Funds	$1,861,213

Major Expenditures And Transfers
	Winter Expenditures And Transfers	$3,555,741
	Crisis Intervention Program	2,913,711
	Transferred To Weatherization	1,756,131
	Assurance 16 And Administration	$660,154

LIHEAP ASSISTED HOUSEHOLDS

Male	19,405
Female	36,195
Total	55,600

White	28,000
Black	27,155
Spanish American/Hispanic	243
Oriental, Asian Or Pacific Island	79
American Indian/Alaskan Native	92
Indochinese	10
Other/Unknown	21

*The 1999 federal fiscal year does not end until September 30, 1999. Therefore, the information regarding

households served, expenditures, etc. are estimates.