An initial federal budget proposal by the Trump administration eliminated much of the staff of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency and all of the staff for the Low Income Home ...

Heating bills through the roof? The government has released $3.6B in relief money delayed by the shutdown. What you need to ...

The Trump Administration recently fired the entire staff of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), a federal program that helps low-income households pay for utilities. The Department ...

As millions of Americans face a gap in food assistance due to the federal government shutdown, some families also worry about how they'll pay their winter heating bills. The shutdown has delayed ...

The federal government shutdown means hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania families struggling to pay their utility bills will need to wait longer for help this year. The state is pushing back the ...

BROOKE ROLLINS SAYS IT'S TO ROOT OUT FRAUD IN THE PROGRAM... DEMOCRATIC STATES HAVE SUED TO BLOCK THE REQUIREMENT... NEW HAMPSHIRE'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION SAYS LIHEAP FUNDS ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED ...

Connecticut officials moved Monday to take control of a Waterbury nonprofit that administers government grants after it ...

CT officials moved to take control of New Opportunities Inc. after it bounced a $1.5M check and acknowledged using federal ...

The suspension this week of Waterbury-based nonprofit New Opportunities Inc. from Connecticut's Low Income Heating Assistance Program known as LIHEAP will not affect the aid to needy families in 30 ...

The shutdown has delayed federal funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, which helps millions of people in the U.S. pay their heating or cooling bills. (Jessica Hill | AP ...