After advocates warned funding to help low-income families pay for their heating bills could be at risk in the wake of the government shut down, billions of dollars were released to states. The ...

This winter's brutal temperatures have taken a toll on utility bills across the county. As temperatures dropped, heaters kicked on and stayed on — driving up energy usage and costs. "The last ...

The Ohio Department of Development and the Area Agency on Aging, Region 9, want to remind older Ohioans that assistance is available to help with their home energy bills. The Home Energy Assistance ...

A report released by the state auditor general's office Wednesday found "serious deficiencies" in a federal program designed to help low-income homeowners pay their heating bills. The Low Income Home ...

Heating assistance for many local families has run out with weeks of winter weather still ahead, leaving some households ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that applications are now being accepted for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) after the program’s opening was delayed for several weeks due to the ...