PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - It’s December, and finally the first round of Home Energy Assistance Program funding is going out. “I would like to say at least 3 thousand households have been able to ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) - Though the government shutdown ended in mid-November, the aftereffects are still prominent in many communities in New York and across the country. The Home Energy Assistance ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The annual application window typically opens in early November but will be “delayed indefinitely until the Trump Administration and Washington Republicans act to end the government shutdown and fund ...

The annual application window typically opens in early November but will be “delayed indefinitely until the Trump Administration and Washington Republicans act to end the government shutdown and fund ...

OSWEGO COUNTY, N.Y. — The Oswego County Department of Social Services (DSS) announced Tuesday that Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) payments are on hold due to the federal government shutdown.

LANCASTER, N.Y. — Thousands of New Yorkers rely on federal heating aid to stay warm in the winter. But with the government shutdown still in place, that help is also on hold. Energy bills typically ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Enrollment for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) which helps low-income individuals pay their winter heating bills, was supposed to open up this week but is currently on hold ...