Households may apply for assistance with their home heating bills beginning on Dec. 1. One-time payments will be made with checks issued to the home energy suppliers on behalf of all eligible households.

Eligibility for the program is based on the income of everyone living in the home. All eligible households must be responsible for their home heating bill.

When applying for assistance, people will be required to present verification of all household income received with the past 30 days (check stubs, public assistance checks, unemployment checks, etc.), verification of Social Security numbers for everyone in the home and the most recent home heating bill.

To apply, contact Ninth District Opportunity at 770-534-8826 beginning at 9 a.m. Dec. 1, or visit the Army Reserve office from 9 a.m. to noon.