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Summer Shutoff Protections and Bill Support Fail to Adapt to a Warming World State shut-off rules to help families stay connected to cooling during periods of extreme temperatures have not kept pace with the realities of climate change. Many were written decades ago when in many parts of the country dangerous temperatures were limited to …
The financial burden to families of keeping cool this summer will increase by 7.9% across the nation to an average of $719 from June through September, up from $661 during the same period last year. Residential Electric Utility Expenditures Projected to Reach Record Levels, Highest in 10 years Press ReleaseFull Report Home energy is becoming …
For FY 2025, NEADA requests $6.0 billion for LIHEAP and $1 billion for the program’s contingency fund, for a total of $7 billion.
While the average cost of home heating dropped by 12.1% since last winter, from $951 to $836 the percent of all families that were unable to pay their home energy bill at least once in the last 12 months increased significantly from 16.5% in March 2023 to 19.2% in March 2024. For families with young …
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
On behalf of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), we are writing to request that Congress accept the Administration’s recent request for an additional $1.6 billion in supplemental funding for fiscal year 24 for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), in addition to the program’s base funding of $4 billion to address …
Last week Senators Reed (D-RI) and Murkowski (R-AK) sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services and the White House Office of Management and Budget urging approval of additional supplemental funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) similar to the $2 billion in aid that was provided for FY 23. …
On behalf of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), we are writing to request that the Congress provide $6 billion in the FY 2024 appropriation for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), maintaining the 2023 total appropriation, to address continuing high prices for all home heating and cooling fuels.
