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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 …
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 …
Today, Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY 16) introduced the Heating and Cooling Relief Act of 2022, which would overhaul the existing Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Referred to as a “north star” bill because it reflects aspirational policy goals, the HCRA would increase funding from $3.9 billion annually to $40 …
The Census Household Pulse Survey regularly collects data on the state of American households during the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association has analyzed recent Pulse Survey data on how families are struggling to pay basic expenses, including energy bills, as they face inflationary pressures and the impacts of the pandemic economy. During …
Low income families struggle to pay their home energy bills each and every year. The winter heating season of 2021-22 is of even greater concern with the cost of home heating projected by the US Energy Information Administration to increase by 30 percent over the comparable level of 2020-21.
Join NEADA in celebrating the inaugural #NationalEnergyAssistanceDay on February 1, 2022, and help millions of families #KeepTheHeatOn this winter. We have developed a toolkit to help states, local intake offices, and partner organizations participate in the event through media outreach, local events, and social media. National Energy Assistance Day 2022 has three goals: 1. Raise …
For Immediate Release Contact: Mark Wolfe, Executive Director. 202-320-9046/mwolfe@neada.org PDF Version RAPIDLY RISING GASOLINE AND HOME HEATING PRICES EXPECTED TO EXCEED THE ANNUAL COST OF CHRISTMAS GIFTS THIS WINTER Washington, D.C., November 22, 2021. During the four-month winter heating season, the combined increase in the price of gasoline and home heating fuels will cost the …
Forty-one members of the U.S. House of Representatives today sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra requesting the release 90% of federal fiscal year (FFY) 2022 funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, based on the FFY 2021 appropriation. The federal government is currently funded through December 3, …
Yesterday, NEADA sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Schumer, Senate Minority Leader McConnell, House Speaker Pelosi, and House Minority Leader McCarthy calling on Congress to provide an additional $5 billion through budget reconciliation for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The $5 billion would include $2.5 billion to address the expected increase …
