County offers assistance to seniors

Manatee County now is accepting applications for the Emergency Home Energy Assistance for the Elderly Grant, which offers financial aid to individuals to senior citizens facing a financial hardship.

Through a state grant, the county may approve up to $600 in assistance twice annually for a household.
Eligible applicants must be part of a household with at least one person 60 years old or older in the home; have a documented heating or cooling emergency, such as a past-due bill amount or final notice of disconnection of service; and earn a gross household income equal to or less than 150% of the federal poverty guidelines, which would be about $16,500 annually for a one-person household income, or $22,500 for a two-person home.

For more information, visit the Aging Services section of Manatee County’s website, mymanatee.org, or call Tracie Adams at 749-3030.