As temperatures fall, electricity bills across Indiana will start to rise. Some Hoosiers might struggle this year to pay their utilities because of soaring U.S. food prices, increasing local energy ...

A government shutdown and rising electricity costs may impact low-income families in Kentucky. The Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, can help eligible households cover a portion of their ...

As temperatures fell below freezing in northern Maine on recent nights, Caroline McNinch kept an eye on her heating oil tank. The 93-year-old lives alone in a tiny town pressed up against the Canadian ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — 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 ...

While thousands of Connecticut households stand to lose federal nutrition aid in the coming days, key energy assistance grants — also imperiled by the federal shutdown — will be paid out temporarily ...

Every year, millions of U.S. households rely on a federally funded program to help pay their home heating bills. While benefits usually kick in on Nov. 1, because of the ongoing government shut down ...

Pennsylvania must delay the opening of the 2025-26 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program season by one month — until Dec. 3 — due to the federal government shutdown, the Department of Human ...

As the federal government shutdown stretches into its fourth week, Pennsylvania has announced a delayed start for a program that helps low-income residents pay their heating bills. According to the ...

Older Ohioans struggling to pay their heating bills can seek assistance through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). HEAP is designed to help Ohioans at or below 175% of the Federal Poverty ...

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