HHS fires entire staff of program that helps low-income people afford heat and air conditioning

Energy-assistance funds at risk in U.S. budget, as area agency objects to severe cuts in program

WIZMnews.com Federal staffing cuts are leading to concern in western Wisconsin about energy and food supplies to low-income families. The Couleecap organization says a home energy program for low-income households, known as LIHEAP, is at risk because its employees were fired last week as part of government budget changes. Couleecap says money to help many families pay utility bills could be cut off within a few months. However, Couleecap executi…

Legislation would require utilities to publicly report data on household service shut offs • Nevada Current

The legislation’s advocates say the Trump administration’s ongoing policies to pause and/or cancel disbursement of federal funds cast doubt on the stability of federal energy affordability programs. (Getty Images)Data on households in Nevada facing power or gas shut offs due to nonpayment amid scorching summers and frigid winters is largely unknown. That could change under a bill that would require utilities to report on a quarterly basis the nu…

LIHEAP Deadline Extended - ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA

For those in need of energy assistance, a deadline has been extended for funding for a government program. The final day to apply for LIHEAP (Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program) has been extended to April 18. Low-Income Pennsylvania residents who are behind or struggle to pay energy bills can apply to LIHEAP for cash and crisis benefits. Eligible individuals include those whose income is below or at $22,590 for an induvial or a family gro…

Federal layoffs, frozen funding threatens program helping 6M Americans pay utility bills

More than 6 million Americans rely on federal assistance to keep their homes warm during the winter, but federal layoffs are putting the relief at risk.

‘Shortchanging communities’: Lawmakers rip Trump, RFK after staff who administered ‘critical’ heating assistance program fired

A federal program that provides help for thousands of Spokane County residents could be at risk after the staff who administer the program were fired last week. Read more...

Trump Cuts Imperil Heating and Cooling Assistance in New York

A program New Yorkers have long relied on to keep their homes warm in the winter and cool in the summer could be on the chopping block, putting vulnerable households at increased risk for severe illness or death amid soaring utility costs. The national Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, faces an uncertain future following drastic cutbacks announced last week by the Trump administration. The program’s entire federal staff was l…