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Idaho Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

Helps Idaho households afford winter heating and summer cooling through bill credits, crisis aid, and energy education.

Type: Benefit Amount: $100–$1,200 per season for regular benefits; up to $1,500 for crisis or equipment repair assistance Deadline: Heating season intake opens in October; cooling assistance offered May–July where available Location: Idaho

Idaho Opportunity Scholarship Guide 2025: Get Up to 14000 for College in Idaho

College is expensive. Not “skip-a-few-lattes” expensive — more like “this-could-be-a-mortgage-payment” expensive.

Amount: $3,500 per year for up to four years Deadline: March 1 FAFSA and scholarship application deadline Location: United States - Idaho

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Illinois Rental Assistance Program

Statewide initiative that offers emergency rental assistance, eviction prevention services, and housing stability coaching for Illinois renters facing financial hardship.

Amount: Up to 18 months of rental arrears and future rent payments; housing stability services Deadline: Application windows open periodically; check portal for current round Location: United States - Illinois

Illinois Senior Citizens Real Estate Tax Deferral

Illinois property-tax deferral loan for qualifying seniors, with annual county filing and repayment at sale/transfer or estate settlement.

Type: Benefit Amount: Defers up to $7,500 per year (subject to equity and program limits) Deadline: Mar 1, 2026 Location: Illinois

Indiana 21st Century Scholars: Full Tuition for Income-Eligible Students at Indiana Public Colleges

Early college promise program covering up to 100% of tuition at Indiana public colleges for income-eligible students who enroll in middle school and complete the Scholar Success Program through high school graduation.

Type: Scholarship Amount: Covers up to full tuition at Indiana public institutions; partial at private colleges Deadline: June 30 of 8th grade year for enrollment; annual requirements through college Location: United States - Indiana

Indiana Energy Assistance Program Guide 2025 to 2026 How to Get Up to 1000 Toward Your Heating and Electric Bills

If you live in Indiana and your winter plans mostly involve worrying about the next utility bill, the Energy Assistance Program (EAP) is absolutely worth your time. This is not a loan.

Amount: Winter benefit $150-$1,000 depending on fuel; crisis aid for shutoffs and furnace repair Deadline: Program year begins Oct 2; winter benefits close May 20 or until funds exhausted Location: Indiana

Indiana Senior Property Tax Relief 2025 Guide: How Over 65 Homeowners Can Save Up to 14000 and Cap Their Tax Bill

If you are an Indiana homeowner over 65, property taxes can feel like a slow leak in your retirement budget. Assessments creep up year after year, but your income usually does not.

Amount: Deduction up to $14,000 or half of assessed value plus additional credit capped at property tax ceiling Deadline: File by December 31 for the following year Location: Indiana

Introduction to the Disability Benefits Law

Provides temporary cash benefits to New York workers disabled by off-the-job illness or injury, including pregnancy.

Amount: $170 per week maximum for up to 26 weeks Deadline: Rolling; file within 30 days after disability begins Location: New York

Iowa Rent Reimbursement and Property Tax Credit

Refund program that returns a portion of property tax or rent equivalents to low-income Iowa seniors and people with disabilities.

Amount: Refund up to $1,000 based on property tax or rent paid and income Deadline: Submit online or paper claim by June 1 following the year rent or taxes were paid Location: Iowa

Kansas Homestead Refund Program

Refundable Kansas income tax credit that returns a portion of property taxes or rent equivalents to low- and moderate-income homeowners and renters.

Type: Benefit Amount: Refund up to $700 for standard Homestead, up to $1,000 for SAFESR senior freeze refunds Deadline: File claim Form K-40H (or K-40PT for SAFESR) by April 15 following the tax year Location: Kansas