Biden administration distributes billions to lower heating costs as energy prices soar

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Source: CNN Politics

CNN — The Biden administration is distributing $4.5 billion in federal assistance to help lower many Americans’ heating bills this winter as they brace for another season of sky-high energy costs.

The funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, known as LIHEAP, stem from regular appropriations by Congress, additional emergency funding lawmakers included in September’s continuing resolution and $100 million from the bipartisan infrastructure law that passed last year, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. LIHEAP funds are distributed to states, territories and tribes, which use the money to help people pay their home heating and cooling costs, settle arrears and make home energy repairs to lower their utility bills in the future.

More than 5.3 million households were served this past year, according to the agency. However, more funds are needed, advocates said. The cost of home energy this winter is at the highest level in more than 15 years, said Mark Wolfe, executive director of the National Energy Assistance Directors Association.

“While the additional funding will help to offset at least some of the increase in home energy prices this winter, I am very concerned that the additional funding for LIHEAP will not provide the states with sufficient flexibility to help families address higher prices due to the continuing instability in global energy markets, especially if it is a colder winter and the cost of home energy goes even higher,” he said.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/02/politics/biden-liheap-winter-heating-assistance/index.html

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1. Kicking for visibility

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2. They all are gonna need it desperately

I just received this month's Xcel energy bill and nearly fainted.....

The Colorado Public Utility Commission forgot their purpose years ago. They don't protect the citizens from a monopoly utility organization. They think it's their purpose to support For-Profit corporations like Xcel Energy.

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3. TY Biden Admin!! 🤷‍♂️💕

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4. I just received some the other day

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I get LHEAP being I'm low income and disabled with a disability that is affected by the temperature. It is the only assistance I receive as an elderly disabled widow.

They sent me a notice the other day telling me I was to receive close to $400 in PG&E assistance.

Go ahead, run that heat CountAllVotes! I think you deserve it!

I thank you and my cats thank you too LHEAP!

& recommend.

[Bayard]

5. K&R

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6. Are ya'll still harping on Biden's age and his administration's "weak messaging?"

Jump on the bandwagon, people, we are not taking this lying down.

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7. Trump & GOP did the same thing.

Oh, wait…!