渲染博羅大廳可用於協助居民使用 HEAP 應用程式
QUEENS, NY – Borough President Melinda Katz announced that residents in need of financial assistance to help heat their homes this winter are encouraged to come to her office at Queens Borough Hall to apply for help from the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) starting on Monday, November 16, 2015.
“Queens has felt some bitter cold in recent winters,” Borough President KATZ said. “Such conditions may be uncomfortable for most, but they can be harmful and even deadly to the elderly and to other vulnerable people. Fortunately, those who have a tough time affording the cost of heating their homes can apply to the HEAP program for important and potentially life-saving financial assistance.”
HEAP是一個由聯邦政府資助的贈款計劃，説明低收入房主和租房者支付取暖燃料的費用。 符合條件的受助人每年可領取高達數百美元，以抵銷其燃料費用。
Beginning November 16, 2015 through March 15, 2016, HEAP application assistance will be available Monday through Wednesday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM in the Office of Borough President Melinda Katz at Queens Borough Hall (Room 225), 120-55 Queens Boulevard. No appointments will be accepted, but walk-in applicants will be served on a first-come first-serve basis.
紐約市人力資源管理局 （HRA） 的代表將直接協助人們申請。 將提供多語言援助。 美國公民和合格的移民如果符合資格要求，可以獲得 HEAP 援助。
獲得住房保障的資格基於一個積分制度，該制度考慮了家庭收入、能源費用支出的百分比以及弱勢個人（即6歲以下兒童、60歲或60歲以上成人和永久殘疾者）的存在。訪問 HEAP 辦公室的申請人必須攜帶最近的水電費帳單副本，以及驗證其收入和租金以及每個家庭成員的出生日期和社會保險號碼的檔。 必須帶到 HEAP 辦公室的檔清單可 在 http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/hra/downloads/pdf/services/energy_assistance/heap.pdf提供。
Individuals must apply for HEAP benefits annually. That means someone who received a HEAP grant last year must re-apply again this year to receive HEAP benefits for the winter of 2015-2016. This year a family of four with a gross monthly income of $ $4,316 or less can receive HEAP benefits. This monthly income threshold will increase or decrease depending on the size of a household.
獲得補充營養援助計劃 （SNAP） 福利、臨時援助或補充安全收入 （SSI） 代碼的人也可獲得 HEAP 援助。
In addition to helping to offset the cost of heating fuel, HEAP has an equipment repair and replacement component that can help eligible low-income homeowners repair or replace any broken heating equipment needed to keep a home’s primary heating source functional. Grants of up to $6,500 will be awarded, based on the actual cost incurred to replace or repair an applicant’s furnace, boiler and/or other essential heating equipment. Applications for such grants can be made at the Borough Hall HEAP office or at other local HEAP offices.
也可以撥打 718.286.2899 致電博羅總統卡茨的 HEAP 辦公室，或撥打市 HEAP 熱線 800.692.0557，獲取與 HEAP 相關的更多詳細資訊。