Across New York, local social services departments are bracing for a lack of HEAP funding, a federal program that helps ...

While an end to the federal government shutdown could be in sight, some state attorneys general, including New York’s Letitia ...

The Home Energy Assistance Program, or HEAP, is also on hold due to the shutdown. That program affects some 1.5 million New Yorkers. Kyra Hynes, who is Gov. Kathy Hochul’s director of federal affairs ...

The annual application window typically opens in early November but will be “delayed indefinitely until the Trump Administration and Washington Republicans act to end the government shutdown and fund ...

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is a federal program that helps low-income households pay for heating and ...

As the empire state returns to furnaces, boilers and radiators, many have to worry about the annual pinch this puts on their wallets. It’s a concern that the state and Gov. Kathy Hochul aims to ease ...

Utility companies are encouraging customers to reach out for assistance as applications for HEAP have been delayed due to the ...

Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger lauded Gov. Kathy Hochul’s effort to protect an energy assistance program amid cuts made ...

Question: I saw an ad for HEAP, do you think I should apply for this? Answer: HEAP is the Home Energy Assistance Program. This is a program for lower income individuals and families, which provides ...

Low-income New Yorkers facing a winter of astronomical energy prices could see a heap of cash relief if lawmakers in Washington close the deal on a $1 billion federal assistance infusion brokered ...

The Ohio Department of Development and Jefferson County CAC want to remind Ohioans assistance is available to help with their home energy bills. From Monday through March 31 — or until funds are ...