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Energy price fluctuations can affect whether or not a low-income family can afford to pay their energy bills. Through the Energy Affordability Project, NEADA estimates what percentage of the average family’s energy bill will be covered by LIHEAP based on energy price projections.
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.
States Call for Congress to Restore Funding for LIHEAP Record # of Households Receive Assistance – 1.5 Million Could be Cut from the Program Residential Utility Arrearages Reach Record Level
Prices decline for households using natural gas, but electricity and delivered fuel prices are up.
The level of utility consumer debt – the amount consumers owe their utilities – has increased from $17.5 billion at the end of January 2023 to $19.5 billion by the end of March 2023.
Utility Arrearages Continue to Increase, Applications for LIHEAP Reach Highest Level in since 2009, Electric Prices Increase Almost Twice the Rate of Inflation
The National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association (NEADA) today released its midwinter energy update. The energy update indicates the highest increase in applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) since 2009 and the highest total rate of applications since 2011, as families struggle with paying some of their biggest home energy bills in …
Electricity prices are expected to increase significantly this summer
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 …
In some ways, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is straightforward. Congress appropriates funds, which are given to the states to pay energy bills on behalf of families who cannot afford the bill. But unlike mandatory federal assistance programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) where all eligible families that apply …
