LIHEAP Also Delayed by Federal Government Stalemate

LIHEAP on indefinite hold as fed shutdown persists

HARRISBURG — Aid offered through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program will be delayed by at least a month due to the federal shutdown, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services announced.

LIHEAP also delayed by federal government stalemate

LIHEAP also delayed by federal government stalemate, Secretary Arkoosh said.

Federal shutdown means delay in heating assistance program

LIHEAP, the federally funded Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program that helps pay the bills of struggling utility customers, will not open on its previously...

Pa. DHS: LIHEAP could start Dec. 3 if federal shutdown ends

HARRISBURG — Aid offered through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program will be delayed by at least a month due to the federal shutdown, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services announced.

LIHEAP is delayed in Pa. due to the federal government shutdown. Here’s what to know

State officials say Pennsylvania has not received its federal allocation for LIHEAP. Assistance could open on Dec. 3, if the funds begin to flow before then.

Due to Federal Government Shutdown, Opening of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Delayed to December

From Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Due to the federal government shutdown, Pennsylvania must delay the opening of the 2025-26 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) season by one month, until Wednesday, Dec. 3, because the Department of Human Services (DHS) has not yet received its federal allocation for 2025-26 LIHEAP funds. Without action from the White House or the Republican-controlled Congress to reopen the federal g…