The last thing that a family with a low income needs is to wake up one morning to find that their furnace broke. While some furnaces can be fixed, some are simply not worth fixing or have become enough of hazard that a furnace technician will flag the furnace and advise you to never turn it on again. If this happens to you, how will you go about getting a new furnace?

Sure, there are loans out there but what if you do not have the credit or the income to afford the monthly payments? There are used furnaces for sale but you are still responsible to pay someone to come out and install it, which can be expensive. And with the used furnaces, you never know if you got a good deal or not because you just cannot tell how long it will last for you.

There is a better way to deal with the situation though. There are programs set up by the government that will either fix or completely replace your current furnace with a new one. Not only will they pay for the furnace but also they will pay for the installation of it and they will make sure that it is an energy efficient furnace so you save money on your heating bills.

So, how does someone get such help? First, you have to meet certain income guidelines that are preset according to the size of your family. Call your heating company or your local state assistance office and inquire about the help. Usually, if you are completely without heat and it is the middle of winter, you will be given top priority and you could have your new furnace within a matter of a few days.