OSWEGO COUNTY — The 2025-2026 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is open for applications, the Oswego County Department of Social Services (DSS) announced. The DSS said it has been notified by the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)—After a month long delay, New Yorkers who need help paying for heat this winter can now apply for the Home Energy Assistance Program, also known as HEAP. As of December 1st, New ...

If you heat your home with electricity, natural gas, oil, coal, propane, wood or wood pellets, kerosene or corn, HEAP can help you heat and cool your home by providing up to $996 in benefits.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Winter chill has arrived in New York, but a heating assistance program is under threat due to federal funding. New York’s Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is set to begin ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) confirmed to NewsChannel 13 that November SNAP benefits have been fully paid, and December benefits will be issued on ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As Central New York braces for colder weather, just days after the first snowfall of the season, some families are already feeling the impact of the federal government shutdown, even ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio and the Ohio Department of Development are reminding older residents that help is available to manage home energy costs through the Winter ...

Thousands of upstate New Yorkers who rely on heating assistance are at risk of being left in the cold. The longest-ever federal shutdown froze funding for the federal Home Energy Assistance Program — ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Enrollment for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) which helps low-income individuals pay their winter heating bills, was supposed to open up this week but is currently on hold ...

BROOME COUNTY, N.Y. (WBNG) -- The Home Energy Assistance Program, or ‘HEAP’, which helps people with utility costs during winter, was set to take effect today, but due to the ongoing government ...