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LIHEAP & Fuel Assistance
The federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program is the cornerstone of government efforts to help needy households afford their energy bills. As the cost of energy outpaces increases in salaries and government benefits, more and more low-income families are struggling to make ends meet. When the utility bills cannot be paid and the heat is turned off in the winter, or electricity turned off in the summer, the health of children, the elderly, and other household members is at risk. LIHEAP is designed to assist low-income households with their energy costs, but federal funding for the program lags far behind the need. Adequate federal LIHEAP appropriations can help families stay current with their energy bills and avoid devastating utility disconnections.
Policy Analysis
Policy Briefs, Reports & Press Releases
- Issue Brief: Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), March 2012
- Press Release: Congressional Fuel Aid Cuts Threaten to Leave Millions of Families in the Cold, November 18, 2010
Letters
- Letter to Senate re LIHEAP appropriations, Nov. 2010
- Governors' LIHEAP funding letter, Nov. 2010
Testimony
- Testimony: FY 2013 Appropriations for the Health & Human Services Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), March 28, 2012
- Testimony: FY 2012 Appropriations for the HHS Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), April 2011
- Testimony of the National Consumer Law Center, on Behalf of Our Low-Income Clients Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, FY 2011 Appropriations for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), April 15, 2010 91KB
- Testimony of the National Consumer Law Center on Behalf of Our Low-Income Clients Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, FY 2010 Appropriations for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), May 1, 2009 PDF 61KB