• Information about Direct Payments to Heat Providers Public Act 335 of 2004 requires the Michigan Department of Treasury to send all Home Heating Credit drafts directly to heat providers.
Initially, this change in the program will affect only Department of Human Services (DHS) clients who are also customers of Consumers
Energy, DTE
Energy and SEMCO
Gas. This program is scheduled to begin in January 2005.
• What is LIHEAP? The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is a federally funded program administered by the Michigan Department of Human Services (DHS). It is designed to help eligible low-income households meet the high cost of home heating.