Home Heating Assistance in NY Delayed Due to Government Shutdown

Federal Shutdown delays NY home energy aid

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)--- New York State is notifying local departments of social services, that the start of applications for the Home Energy Assistance program, or HEAP, is being delayed. https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-slams-washington-republicans-threatening-federal-funding-heating-assistance HEAP, which is a federally funded program, provides more than $287 million dollars to help New Yorkers who struggle to pay for heat and…

Hochul blames congressional Republicans for delay in fuel assistance funding

(The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants Congress to release federal funding to support New York’s Home Energy Assistance Program, which has been delayed by the government shutdown.

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds delayed due to federal government shutdown

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program will be delayed until December because the program has not received funds due to the federal government shutdown

Home heating assistance in NY delayed due to government shutdown

NEW YORK (PIX11) – New Yorkers who can’t afford heat in the winter may be out of luck as the government shutdown is threatening funding for the state’s Home Energy Assistance Program, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul. She said HEAP benefits helped nearly 1 million New York City families and 70,000 Long Island households keep their homes warm during last winter. The maximum benefit households would’ve gotten was $996. How to get up to $900 to …

Hochul: Federal shutdown threatens heating assistance program