By Mindy Gould on Friday, January 26th, 2024 in Eastern/Southeast Oregon News More Top Stories
Harney County-The Harney County Senior & Community Services Center has opened Energy Assistance for families with children six years and younger. The Harney County Senior & Community Services Center will continue to also service households with seniors and People with Disabilities.
Please call 541-573-6024 for information.
You will need to provide copies of the following information: Identification for all adult members of the household, Tribal ID (if Applicable), Social security cards for everyone in the home, Verification of income for the month previous to the month you apply, may include, SSA or SSI benefit letter, Unemployment printout, Veteran benefits award letter, pay stubs, Most recent energy bill, and most recent electric bill.
These Energy Assistance program rules require all household members to have a social security number in order to be included in the calculation for the benefit amount. If you are an adult applying for energy assistance and do not have a social security number you are encouraged to get one. If you cannot get one you may still apply if any household member has a social security number.