Gothamist

Help with NY residents' energy bills finally coming in December, after shutdown delays

New York state officials expect to open this year’s Home Energy Assistance Program, or HEAP, as soon as the first week of December, after weeks of delays caused by the federal shutdown. The benefit ...
pressconnects

With NY HEAP on hold, Binghamton-area leaders point to options

While government-funded programs continue to pick up the pieces from the 43-day government shutdown, regional leaders gathered Nov. 25 to point Binghamton-area residents to relief while they await ...
WTEN

Future of HEAP program funding remains unclear

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10)– As we enter the cold months ahead, the state’s heating assistance program, or HEAP, remains paused. This leaves 1.5 million New Yorkers who rely on the program, without ...
MARCA

New York urges residents to claim up to $500 from HEAP program: How to apply?

Hochul noted that the state's major utilities will be required to guarantee the discount to all enrolled households, regardless of what the federal government decides. The application process opens on ...
Democrat and Chronicle

NY HEAP applications may be delayed longer as federal funds remain frozen

The annual application window, which typically opens in early November, was initially delayed due to the historic 43-day long federal government shutdown that ended on Nov. 12. And while New York ...
Newsday

Feds say $3.7B in heating assistance funding will be released by end of month

The federal government on Tuesday said it will release $3.7 billion in congressionally approved funding to restart a low-income heating assistance program that had been paused during the government ...
wbng

New York State still awaiting HEAP funding from federal government

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- In the wake of the recent government shutdown, the federal government has yet to release critical funds for the nation’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which ...
pix11

When do HEAP applications open in New York?

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Winter chill has arrived in New York, but a heating assistance program is under threat due to federal funding. New York’s Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is set to begin ...
cnycentral

With shutdown over, Gov. Hochul demands Trump release HEAP funding as winter looms

ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Kathy Hochul is calling on President Donald Trump to release $400 million in federal funds for the Home Energy Assistance Program. Governor Hochul said 1.5 million New Yorkers ...
WNYT NewsChannel 13

HEAP still on hold in New York, but SNAP funds secured

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) confirmed to NewsChannel 13 that November SNAP benefits have been fully paid, and December benefits will be issued on ...
cnycentral

Heap delay leaves families in the dark as temperatures drop

Rep. Mannion to host telephone town hall for NY-22 constituents Representative John W. Mannion is inviting constituents in New York’s 22nd Congressional District to a Telephone Town Hall on Wednesday, ...