BANGOR, Maine (PENQUIS) - While summer sun still warms Maine, some are already looking ahead to the challenges of winter—especially how to stay warm when the temperatures drop. For many individuals ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), a program to help NYSEG and RG&E customers with their heating bills, starts Tuesday. Through the program, New York State will help people ...

The Home Energy Assistance Program, a federally funded program designed to help low-income people heat and cool their homes in the winter and cool in the summer, will reopen applications Saturday ...

The Home Energy Assistance Program’s Winter Crisis Program, which began Nov. 1 and ran through March 31, served a high number of low-income households with emergency utility assistance. That was ...

MONROE COUNTY, N.Y. — If you were expecting a HEAP payment to help with your winter heating bills and it hasn’t come yet, you’re not alone. While local counties are still processing some applications, ...

ONEIDA N.Y. — Oneida County officials say the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) for the 2025-26 season is delayed due to a lack of federal funding. Early outreach applications mailed in September ...

NEW YORK — The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) has extended the deadline for Regular and Emergency HEAP applications to April 12 and is now accepting applications for a second emergency benefit ...

Are you in need of heating assistance for the last month or so of New York's cold temperatures and snowy weather? Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week that additional home heating assistance is ...

IN THE NEWSROOM WITH MORE. HEY, JAY. HEY, MICHAEL. AND LIGHTSHIP IS THE PROGRAM THAT HELPS RENTERS AND HOMEOWNERS LIVING WITH LOW INCOMES PAY THEIR HEATING BILLS. AND IT COMES IN THE FORM OF A CASH ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York State is looking to help neighbors with their heating bills this winter. Governor Kathy Hochul said at a press conference on Tuesday, November 12, that qualifying households ...

BANGOR, Maine (PENQUIS) - While the federal government shutdown has caused stress and uncertainty for many, it’s important to know that the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is still on track.