Connecticut Governor Lamont Leads New England Governors Urging Congress to Add $3 Billion for LIHEAP Heating Aid
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced in Hartford on November 9 that he led the governors of the six New England states in a letter to U.S. congressional leaders urging them to add $3 billion to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which would bring the program to $7 billion and help low-income households pay winter heating bills.
The letter was signed by Lamont together with Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee, Maine Governor Janet Mills, New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte and Vermont Governor Phil Scott, and addressed to appropriations leaders Tom Cole, Rosa DeLauro, Susan Collins and Patty Murray.
According to the New England Energy Assistance Directors Association, heating oil prices are projected to rise by about 50 percent this winter, and low-income households in the Northeast face roughly $1.1 billion in additional heating oil costs. Many homes in New England heat with oil, so price swings hit low-income families directly.
LIHEAP is the federal energy assistance program that funds states to help eligible households with heating and cooling costs. (Source: Office of the Governor of Connecticut)
Source: Office of the Governor of Connecticut
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