The Orange County Department of Social Services will be taking applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program from Nov. 2-13 at its Chapel Hill and Hillsborough locations, 2501 Homestead Road in Chapel Hill and 300 West Tryon Street in Hillsborough.

Eligibility for the program is based on income, family size and amount of savings. A qualifying family of four can have a monthly gross income of up to $2,022 and should have savings of less than $2,200. To apply, residents should bring check stubs or verification of income received during October along with Social Security numbers for each person in the home listed on the application. Recipients of the Federal Food and Nutrition Program, formerly Food Stamps, are automatically screened for eligibility.