The first payments for winter heating assistance will go out next month.
Dave Gall heads up the low income heat assistance program, or LiHEAP for the South Dakota Department of Social Services…
The program is federally funded, but Gall says they don’t have their budget yet…
Gall says the money should help pay part of the heat bill for individuals and familes…
While the payments run from October through March, Gall says the application process is open year around. More information can be found at the Department of Social Services web site.
