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Today NEADA sent a letter to HHS Secretary Becerra requesting the quick release of FY 2025 LIHEAP funds so that grantees have the funds they need to start their programs. Considering that there has not been a final FY 2025 funding appropriation, we have requested that HHS release 90% of the FY 2024 appropriation, as …
Home heating costs this winter will remain unaffordable for millions of lower income families. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), representing the state directors of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), today released its projections of home heating costs for the upcoming winter heating season. Prices for home heating this winter on …
NEADA sent a letter today urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke as “major disasters” under the Stafford Act. Recategorizing these increasingly common and deadly climate change impacts would unlock emergency funds that could help protect families from utility shut offs during periods of extreme heat, preventing families …
Summer Shutoff Protections and Bill Support Fail to Adapt to a Warming World State shut-off rules to help families stay connected to cooling during periods of extreme temperatures have not kept pace with the realities of climate change. Many were written decades ago when in many parts of the country dangerous temperatures were limited to …
The financial burden to families of keeping cool this summer will increase by 7.9% across the nation to an average of $719 from June through September, up from $661 during the same period last year. Residential Electric Utility Expenditures Projected to Reach Record Levels, Highest in 10 years Press ReleaseFull Report Home energy is becoming …
While the average cost of home heating dropped by 12.1% since last winter, from $951 to $836 the percent of all families that were unable to pay their home energy bill at least once in the last 12 months increased significantly from 16.5% in March 2023 to 19.2% in March 2024. For families with young …
Energy prices are finally coming down to pre-pandemic levels. Despite this relief, millions of low- and moderate-income (LMI) households are still struggling to pay their bills. The tables and charts in this report highlight the difficulties families are facing in paying their home energy bills, with many falling behind.
As Congress battles over funding the government through the end of the fiscal year, millions of families around the country will be struggling to balance their household budgets as their energy bills rise. States, Cities, local agencies, and LIHEAP recipients can let their Members of Congress know how important LIHEAP is to them and how …
