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 Price of Winter Energy Bills are Declining, Families Struggle to Pay their Energy Bills
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
Press Release: LIHEAP Funding Insufficient to Cover Record Utility Arrearages
States Call for Congress to Restore Funding for LIHEAP Record # of Households Receive Assistance – 1.5 Million Could be Cut from the
NEADA Asks Congress to Support Administration’s $1.6B Supplemental Request
On behalf of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), we are writing to request that Congress accept the Administration’s
NEADA Calls for Level Funding for LIHEAP at $6 Billion in FY 2024
On behalf of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), we are writing to request that the Congress provide $6 billion in the FY
Winter Heating Price Outlook: Home Heating Expenditures Remain High for 2023-2024 Heating Season
Prices decline for households using natural gas, but electricity and delivered fuel prices are up.
States Call on Utilities to Suspend Shutoffs During Historically Hot Summer
The National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA), representing the state directors of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
Press Release: Cooling Bills Estimated to Rise 11% this Summer
Families to Spend More for Summer Cooling. Federal Funding for LIHEAP Inadequate to Help Families Stay Safe this Summer
Press Release: One out of six households are now behind on their energy bills
Press Release: 04/17/2023 Contact: Mark Wolfe: 202-320-9046 / mwolfe@neada.org End of Winter Energy Update: One out of six households are now behind