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On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published an Action Transmittal (AT) announcing the Low-Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP). Passed as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 in December, LIHWAP will be a sister program to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The AT directs states to …
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released $346 million of the remaining federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021 LIHEAP funds. As in recent years, HHS held back 1% of the funds to be used at the Secretary’s discretion. There is not indication yet how those funds will be used. Dear Colleague …
Over the weekend the House passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. The bill includes $4.5 billion for LIHEAP (page 205), $500 million for water assistance (page 206), and $19 billion for the rental and utility assistance program (page 220). The bill will now go to the Senate for a vote. Experts expect the …
NEADA sent a letter to House and Senate leadership today requesting $10 billion in emergency supplemental LIHEAP funds. NEADA was joined on the letter by nine national organizations concerned about the increasing energy debt that millions of low-income households owe due to the COVID-19 recession. NEADA estimates that $5 billion of the $10 billion would …
The National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association and 31 other groups representing state and local energy organizations on Tuesday called on Congress to provide an additional $10 billion for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The letter was sent in response to growing utility arrearages. The funds would be used to help up to …
This morning the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released $3.36 billion in LIHEAP funding for federal fiscal year (FFY) 2021. These funds will ensure states can help millions of families struggling this fall and winter to pay their energy bills. The release represents 90 percent of the estimated FFY2021 appropriation, assuming flat …
Unemployed, But ‘Hopeful’: How Struggling Families Are Navigating Rent, Utility Bills Piling Up Several states have had moratoriums in place during the pandemic that prevent utilities from shutting off service to customers who cannot pay.
States and utilities moved quickly to suspend utility shut-offs due to nonpayment as low-income households struggle with the loss of income due to illness and job loss as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. State-mandated suspensions on utility shut-offs due to nonpayment as a result of COVID-19 are now in place in 17 states and the …
NEADA sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today requesting that the Administration release 90 percent of funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for fiscal year (FY) 2021 by October 15. The federal government is currently funded through December 11, 2020 thanks to …
