Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Congress, White House Cut Heating Assistance Just In Time For Winter

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 01.06.2012

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Ralph Olivieri of Coventry, R.I., says he and his wife Alexis will run out of heating oil in a couple weeks after receiving roughly $400 worth courtes...

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Out In The Cold: Rick Santorum Says Cut Heating Assistance, Unemployment Benefits

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 12.15.2011

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HOLSTEIN, Iowa -- Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum said on Thursday he would end federal assistance for heating bills and cut down on une...

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Energy-Efficiency Tax Credits Expire Soon

Jason Alderman | Posted 01.08.2012

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Tax advantages are just one of many reasons to conserve energy. Besides helping to protect the environment and reduce your carbon footprint, you can also save big bucks.

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Illinois' Low-Income Heating Aid Faces Likely Drastic Cuts

Posted 10.31.2011

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Low-income individuals, senior citizens and the disabled are being warned by the state to apply as early as possible for state and federal assistance ...

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Missing From the Debate Over the Deficit: The Human Costs of Budget Cuts

Deborah Weinstein | Posted 08.02.2011

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By Deborah Weinstein and Melissa Boteach Listening to the politically-charged debate over the budget deficit and federal debt limit it's easy to forg...

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White House Acknowledges 'Real Impact' Of Cuts To Energy Assistance Funding

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration acknowledged on Monday that its proposal to slash funding for heating assistance to the poor would, in fact, hu...

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Democrats Must Not Cut Energy Assistance for the Poor

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.25.2011

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I never thought I would see a Democratic president fight to cut low income energy assistance for the poor. But I never thought I would see Democrats claim credit for extending all of the Bush tax cuts.

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Obama's Big Budget Cut Proposals Target The Poor

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As Democrats and Republicans wrangle over fiscal austerity and the shape of the 2012 federal budget, the White House is targeting progra...

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Obama To Cut Energy Assistance For Poor; Kerry Urges Him To Reconsider

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Reports that President Barack Obama's upcoming budget will propose steep cuts in the government's energy assistance fund for low-income ...

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Home Weatherproofing Aid for Low-Income Families

Jason Alderman | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you're plagued by winter drafts and high heating bills but can't afford to weatherproof your home, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Weatheriza...

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State Offering Help Covering Heating Costs

Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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State officials are launching a winter program to help low-income Illinoisans pay for utilities. The Good Samaritan Initiative provides more affordab...

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