Delaware Assistance and Aid Programs

How to find assistance, help, and grants in all Delaware counties and cities, including Wilmington, DE.

Delaware Prescription Assistance Program (DPAP)
A program to help pay for prescription drug medicine for the elderly and/or disabled individuals in Delaware.

Emergency Assistance Services and Rent
Emergency assistance will help pay for rent, utilities and emergency shelter. Aid is provided for eligible lower-income families in order to help them to prevent homelessness and maintain self-sufficiency.

Mortgage Assistance and Foreclosure Prevention Programs
Delaware encourages all homeowners who need help with paying their mortgage, or if they need to stop a foreclosure, Delaware encourages all families to take advantage of the programs that are available. Find out about mortgage aid. More.

Delaware Healthy Children Program
This is a low-cost health insurance assistance program for Delaware's uninsured children.

Elderinfo
This program provides free health insurance advice and counseling for individuals with Medicare.

General Assistance
General Assistance is a program funded by Delaware that was designed to provide cash assistance and grants to lower income families people who do not qualify for federally funded aid programs, such as Social Security benefits or the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
This is Delaware's main grant and cash assistance program. The goal of the TANF assistance program is to give people temporary aid until they can obtain a job.

Food Stamps
This is a program offered to Delaware families that will that enables struggling families to buy a variety of food and groceries that is the basis for better health and nutrition.

Child Care Services
This assistance service provides support for individuals and families with young children. The program will help those families keep a job, obtain employment training or meet the special needs of the child.

Assistance From Delaware Cities and Counties

New Castle (Wilmington)

Sussex County (Georgetown)

Delaware Utility and Heating Bill Assistance

Citizens Energy
Oil Heat Program will provide free heating oil to families who need help paying heating bills. Qualified families who need help will receive a one-time delivery of up to 100 gallons of free heating oil.

Weatherization Assistance Program
The Delaware Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) will help homeowners save energy. It will install energy conserving improvements in homes to help them reduce their energy burden, lower their energy costs and utility bills, and improve their health and safety in the home.

Delaware Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
The Delaware Energy Assistance Program (DEAP) is a program that ins funded by Delaware and the federal government for lower income families. It will help them meet their costs of home energy. There are three main components.

• Summer Cooling Assistance Program (SCAP): This component operates during the summer months of June-August and it will helps pay for electricity bill to cool homes.
• Fuel Assistance: Helps with paying home energy bills from the period of October 1 - March 31.
• Crisis Assistance: This assistance program will aid households in crisis during the winter months. Help may be provided in the form of a supplemental grant payment to their fuel assistance benefit.