How to apply for LIHEAP energy assistance (Community Action Team (CAT) / Tillamook County CARE) — Tillamook

Community Action Team (CAT) / Tillamook County CARE

Who it's for

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) helps pay heating and electric bills for electricity, natural gas, oil, pellets, propane, and wood, and can help with furnace repair or replacement. Community Action Team (CAT) runs the program for Columbia, Clatsop, and Tillamook Counties. Tillamook County CARE takes applications for Tillamook County. Households with income at or below 60% of Oregon's state median income can apply. Contact Tillamook County CARE, 2310 First Street, Suite 2, Tillamook, at 503-842-5261. Help depends on available funds; CAT keeps a winter mailing list when regular LIHEAP is closed.

The Community Action Agency decides eligibility and the benefit amount, and help depends on available funds. Statewide income screening lives on or.state.liheap.

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What you'll need

  • Utility Assistance Application (from CAT's forms list)

Where to apply

Apply online: official application

By phone: 1-503-842-5261

What to say when you call

"Hello, I'm calling to ask about LIHEAP energy assistance (Community Action Team (CAT) / Tillamook County CARE) — Tillamook. I'd like to know whether I may qualify, what documents I need, and whether I can apply online, by mail, by phone, or in person. I understand I may need utility Assistance Application (from CAT's forms list) — is anything else required? What is the best next step?"

Tip: have a pen ready, ask for the person's name, and write down any case or reference number they give you.

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