Applications will be taken starting Nov. 1 for the 2012-2013 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

The program is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Iowa Department of Human Rights/DCAA and has been established to help qualifying low-income Iowa homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their primary heating costs.   

The Red Rock Area Community Action Agency at 115 N. Second Ave. E. Suite A in Newton will be taking applications from Nov. 1 through April 30, 2013. Applicants will need to provide some form of identification, a copy of their most recent heating and electric bill and proof of all household members’ gross income for the past three months or for the past calendar year.