New York state officials expect to open this year’s Home Energy Assistance Program, or HEAP, as soon as the first week of December, after weeks of delays caused by the federal shutdown. The benefit ...
While government-funded programs continue to pick up the pieces from the 43-day government shutdown, regional leaders gathered Nov. 25 to point Binghamton-area residents to relief while they await ...
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 ...
CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10)– As we enter the cold months ahead, the state’s heating assistance program, or HEAP, remains paused. This leaves 1.5 million New Yorkers who rely on the program, without ...
The annual application window, which typically opens in early November, was initially delayed due to the historic 43-day long federal government shutdown that ended on Nov. 12. And while New York ...
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- In the wake of the recent government shutdown, the federal government has yet to release critical funds for the nation’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which ...
NEW YORK (PIX11) — Winter chill has arrived in New York, but a heating assistance program is under threat due to federal funding. New York’s Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is set to begin ...
ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) confirmed to NewsChannel 13 that November SNAP benefits have been fully paid, and December benefits will be issued on ...
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As Central New York braces for colder weather, just days after the first snowfall of the season, some families are already feeling the impact of the federal government shutdown, even ...