Ninth District Opportunity Inc. announces applications for home heating help for the elderly and medically homebound will begin Dec. 2.
The program is open for residents in Franklin and other North Georgia counties.
Households in which every member is age 65 and older or is medically homebound due to health reasons may apply for assistance with their heating bills beginning Dec. 2.
One-time payments will be made by check issued to the home energy suppliers.
Eligibility for the program is based on the income of all household members.
When applying for assistance, applicants must present verification of age for everyone in the home, verification of all household income received within the past 30 days (check stubs, public assistance checks, unemployment checks, etc.); verification of Social Security numbers for everyone in the home, verification of citizenship (driver’s license, state ID, etc.), and the most recent heating bill and electric bill.
Those applying should bring all documentation because Ninth District can no longer obtain the information for applicants.
All eligible applicants are asked to contact Ninth District Opportunity Inc. ‘s scheduling system Dec. 2 beginning at 8:30 a.m. by telephone at 855-636-3108 or online at www.ndo.appointment.works/ea.
Phone lines and website for scheduling will not be active until the opening date of the program and no appointments will be made by telephone or online until this time. No walk-ins will be allowed. Appointments will be scheduled until all funds are exhausted.
Additional information will be made available online at www.ndo.org.
Only households 65 years of age and older or medically homebound may apply beginning Dec. 2. Applicants that do not meet the required criteria will be denied.
The general public may apply on Jan. 2, beginning at 8:30 a.m.