Low-Income Energy Crises Worsens – National Survey Reports that Unaffordable Energy Bills have Serious, Long-Term Impacts on Families
Contact: Mark Wolfe Phone: 202-237-5199 / 202-320-9046 (cell) Date: April 26, 2004 Low-Income Energy Crises Worsens – National Survey Reports that Unaffordable Energy Bills have Serious, Long-Term Impacts on Families The first national study of the effect of energy costs for poor families shows an alarming impact on basic needs, the National Energy Assistance Directors’ …
State Energy Assistance Programs Begin Closing Down Due To Delays In The Release Of Federal Funds
Contact: Mark Wolfe Phone: 202-237-5199 / 202-320-9046 (cell) Date: December 16, 2003 As a result of delays in the release of federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds, states across the country are shutting down their programs. A survey released today by the National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association (NEADA), representing the state directors of …
Administration Releases $100 million in Emergency Funds to 33 states and the District of Columbia
Contact: Mark Wolfe Phone: 202-237-5199 Date: August 8, 2002 Administration Releases $100 million in Emergency Funds to 33 states and the District of Columbia STATE 8/8/02 Release Alabama $0 Alaska 0 Arizona 1,822,338 Arkansas 0 California 0 Colorado 1,996,587 Connecticut 1,604,928 Delaware 353,989 District of Colorado 299,513 Florida 0 Georgia 0 Hawaii 0 Idaho 892,679 …
New Survey Finds More Households Can’t Pay their Energy Bills 11 States & DC Out of Energy Assistance Funds by the End of February
Contact: Mark Wolfe Phone: 202-237-5199 Date: February 20, 2002 WASHINGTON, DC — Pointing to a recent surge in unemployment and a dramatic increase among households receiving low income energy assistance, the National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association (NEADA) today called on the Administration to release $300 million in Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) emergency contingency …
House Raises LIHEAP Authorization Ceiling to $3.4 billion. Details and State-by-State Distribution
Contact: Mark Wolfe Phone: 202-237-5199 Date: August 7, 2001 Congress is rapidly moving to increase the LIHEAP authorization level to $3.4 billion. On Wednesday, August 1, the House passed, H.R. 4, the Securing America’s Future Energy Act of 2001 (SAFE) bill, that increased the authorization level for LIHEAP to $3.4 billion. State-by-state numbers The bill …