43 Senators Sign Letter Calling for Additional LIHEAP Funds
On May 25, a bipartisan group of 43 Senators sent a letter to Senators Patty Murray, Chair, and Roy Blunt, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Related Agencies requesting “the highest level of funding possible” for LIHEAP in fiscal year 2023. The letter highlights the importance of …
NEADA House Testimony Calls for $5.1B for LIHEAP, $1B for LIHWAP
NEADA submitted written testimony last week to the House Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education in support of fiscal year (FY) 23 funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Low Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP). NEADA requested that the subcommittee provide $5.1 billion for LIHEAP to address …
State Actions to Help Families Address High Energy Prices and Growing Utility Debt
States are using their share of the $4.5 billion in additional funds provided by the American Rescue Plan for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to pay off utility debt, increase average benefits and pay for emergency furnace repair and replacement. The following provides a summary of those actions for selected states: California: …
Press Release: Families are Drowning in Utility Debt
NEADA Calls for Additional Funding for Energy Assistance
Energy Inflation Hits Lower Income Families Hardest
Congress must Act to Protect Struggling Families Pay High Energy Bills NEADA’s analysis of rising home energy and gasoline prices by income found that for low and moderate income families (those in the bottom 40% of households) the increases are substantial and could force many to choose between paying their energy bills and essential goods …
Biden Administration FFY 2023 Budget Proposal Includes $3.975 Billion for LIHEAP
The Biden Administration’s Federal Fiscal Year 2023 Proposal On March 28, 2022, the Biden Administration released their budget proposal for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2023. The proposal includes an increase of $175 million for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for a total of $3.975 billion in FFY 2023 up from $3.8 billion …
NEADA Calls for Additional $5 Billion for LIHEAP in FFY 2022
The letter describes the strain that low income households are facing due to increased energy prices this winter as a result of inflation and the Russia/Ukraine conflict. It also addresses the need for cooling assistance in the increasingly hot summer months. LIHEAP has the infrastructure in place to support the families facing both of these …
Senators Call for “Highest Level of Funding Possible” for LIHEAP in FY 2022
Yesterday, 42 Senators released a letter calling on Congress to provide the “highest level of funding possible” for LIHEAP for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. The federal government has been funded since December under a continuing resolution (CR) that expires next Friday, February 18. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released 90 percent …