To ease the burden, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program has extended its deadline for heating assistance grants.

HOW YOU CAN GET HELP AND HOW TO DONATE. ALSO, BREAKING THIS NOON, GOVERNOR MAURA HEALEY SAYS THE SHUTDOWN IS ALSO THREATENING THE STATE’S HEATING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. JUST AS THE WEATHER TURNS COLD, ...

The U.S. government is open again, but many low-income people are still waiting for federal benefits they count on. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which mainly helps ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The government shutdown has left thousands of New Englanders facing a gap in food assistance, and as the weather gets colder, there’s concern about the shutdown’s impact on ...

JAY, Maine (AP) — Across the U.S., families are looking to the winter with dread as energy costs soar and fuel supplies tighten. The Department of Energy is projecting sharp price increases for home ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Tuesday marked the 35th day on that shutdown, tying the record for the longest-ever shutdown in United States history. Thousands of households in the greater ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Chellie Pingree outside the U.S. Capitol. (Rep. Chellie Pingree via Facebook) Thousands of Mainers rely on the federal ...

During the cold winter months, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is a proven, results-driven initiative that helps hard-working American families afford essential heating and cooling ...

A popular program that helps low-income families pay for heating and cooling is on the chopping block. President Trump’s recently released discretionary budget calls for eliminating the ...

Connecticut lawmakers sounded the alarm — yet again — on Wednesday about cuts by the Trump administration, this time to the staff of a program that helps 200,000 of the state’s most vulnerable ...