LIBERTY – The 2025-2026 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) will begin accepting applications for the Heating Equipment Repair & Replacement (HERR) benefit on December 11.

 HERR benefits are available to assist HEAP-eligible households with the cost to repair or replace the applicant’s primary heating equipment. Applicants must:

Be 60 years of age or older (or at least one of the documented homeowners be 60+)

• Own and live in their home as their primary residence

• Have their home’s primary heating equipment inoperable and/or unsafe, as documented by a participating HEAP vendor

• Apply via www.mybenefits.ny.gov or by contacting the county offices listed below

 Sullivan County’s HEAP Office continues to be available to answer questions and help applicants (845-807-0142, heap@sullivanny.gov). Sullivan County’s Office for the Aging stands ready to assist, as well: 845-807-0241.

 Applications can also be obtained from the county’s community partners: Action Toward Independence, 845-794-4228, or Independent Living, 845-794-3322.