HEAP / PIPP

​(HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM / PERCENTAGE INCOME PAYMENT PLAN)

Office of Communications & Marketing • 77 South High Street • P.O. Box 1001 • Columbus, Ohio 43215 • U.S.A. • 614 | 466-2609
The State of Ohio is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider of ADA.

CLIENT REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

Photo ID (primary applicant)
Social Security Cards (all household members)
Current Main Heat and Electric Bill
Verification of Income (see Acceptable Forms of Income listed below)
Section 8 Rental Verification (if applicable)

ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF INCOME

If you receive Wages (including salaries, tips, commissions, and/or bonuses), Social Security, SSI, SSDI (even received by child), Pension, Retirement, OWF/TANF, Unemployment, Employment Disability, Worker's Compensation, Utility Reimbursement from your apartment complex, IRA Profits, Divorce Settlements, Alimony, Active Military Pay, Rental Income. GROSS INCOME VERIFICATION FOR THE LAST 30 DAYS (PAY STUBS, AWARD LETTER, BANK STATEMENT SHOWING DEPOSIT, PAYMENT PRINTOUT OR STATEMENT FROM ISSUING AGENCY).

If you are Self Employment (including owning your own business, babysitting, home party sales, odd jobs), or Seasonal Employment (including construction, landscaping, teachers not paid with 12-month contract): GROSS INCOME VERIFICATION FOR LAST 12 MONTHS (IRS 1040 AND SCHEDULE 1 OF TAX RETURN, SELF EMPLOYMENT INCOME/EXPENSE FORM).

If you have no income or if the household's total eligible income is below the required threshold (there must be a face to face interview with an intake): (SELF-DECLARATION OF INCOME WORKSHEET, MONETARY/HOUSEHOLD ASSISTANCE LETTER, VERIFICATION OF NON-FILING TRANSCRIPT FROM IRS, VERIFICATION OF FOOD ASSISTANCE AND MEDICAL CARD, VERIFICATION OF CHILD SUPPORT RECEIVED, SCHPP; ; PAM VERIFICATION, INCOME EARNED BY DEPENDENT MINORS, TAX REFUND, SERVICE CONNECTED VA DISABILITY COMPENSATION.)

PLEASE NOTE: Other documentation may be required on a case-by-case basis.