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Shutdown Endangers Home Heating Aid

MaineHousing allocates $2.2 million in leftover funds to assist nearly 4,000 households as federal Home Energy Assistance Program funding is delayed by the shutdown.

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Jacqueline Chapman is a retired school aide who relies on a $630 monthly Social Security check to get by. She was navigating the loss of her federal food aid benefits when she learned the assistance she receives…

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Shutdown endangers home heating aid

HARTFORD, Conn. — Jacqueline Chapman is a retired school aide who relies on a $630 monthly Social Security check to get by. She was navigating the loss of her federal food aid benefits when she learned the assistance she receives…

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Heating aid to move forward in Maine as shutdown stalls federal funding

“Borrowing funds from one program to pay for another is certainly not ideal and is not a long-term solution,” MaineHousing Director Dan Brennan said.

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WCSH broke the news in Portland, United States on Wednesday, November 5, 2025.
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