NH Congressional Delegation Announces $33.9 Million in LIHEAP Funds as Winter Months Approach

November 02, 2022

**Shaheen is a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee which funds LIHEAP and constantly secures sturdy sources to assist this system**

(Washington, DC) – US Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee that funds the Low-Revenue House Power Help Program (LIHEAP), introduced with U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Chris Pappas (NH-01) $33.9 million in LIHEAP {dollars}, which was administered by the division US Well being and Human Providers Division (HHS). LIHEAP helps households pay house heating payments and keep away from energy outages. Help may also be used to revive providers, make minor energy-related family repairs, and weatherproof properties to make them extra vitality environment friendly.

“Particularly because the winter months strategy, making certain Granite Staters are housed and in residences with satisfactory heating is essential, so I’m relieved to see these further federal sources being allotted to New Hampshire. I urge the state to behave shortly and return these funds to candidates,” mentioned Shaheen, a senior member of the Senate appropriations subcommittee that funds LIHEAP. “Democrats in Congress have labored diligently to offer continued sources to LIHEAP via numerous funding streams, together with the just lately signed Emergency Funding Invoice, the bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the US bailout and annual authorities funding laws. I’ll proceed to discover all obtainable avenues to offer the instruments our households must hold properties secure and wholesome.

“As Granite Staters grapples with excessive prices, I’m targeted on methods to assist our households, which is why I led a bipartisan effort that’s now providing New Hampshire a 30% increase for the help with home heating, mentioned Senator Hassan. “This reduction will assist extra New Hampshire households pay their house heating payments, and I’ll proceed to work to cut back prices throughout the board.”

“As vitality prices stay excessive and we head into the chilly winter months, LIHEAP is a necessary useful resource for New Hampshire households to maintain their properties secure and heat,” mentioned MP Kuster. “I’ve referred to as for elevated funding for LIHEAP, and these further federal funds will assist make sure that Granite Staters who’re struggling to pay their house vitality prices can proceed to depend on this lifeline. I’ll proceed to work to cut back vitality prices and assist packages like LIHEAP that ease the burden of excessive costs on New Hampshire households and communities.

“LIHEAP is a vital program that retains Granite Staters secure and wholesome, and it is nice information that this extra funding I’ve requested is being offered,” mentioned Congressman Chris Pappas. “It is vital that every one households can hold their warmth on and keep correct heating techniques this winter, and this funding will assist make sure that.” I’ll proceed to name on the administration to offer further funding to our state, take further steps to cut back vitality prices, and I’ll at all times assist packages like LIHEAP that serve our households and communities.

LIHEAP funds the New Hampshire Gas Help Program. Granite Staters needing assist with their vitality payments ought to contact their native Group Motion Partnership at https://www.capnh.org/home.

In September, New Hampshire Congressional Delegation Celebrates $1 Billion in Emergency Funding for LIHEAP which was shortly enacted. Earlier within the 12 months, Shaheen introduced that the Senate Democrats’ proposal for fiscal 12 months 2023 consists of $4 billion for LIHEAP, which might characterize a $200 million enhance from fiscal 12 months 2022. of the $900 million in LIHEAP funds allotted via the CARES Act in 2020, Shaheen and Hassan labored to safe $4.5 billion for LIHEAP beneath the U.S. bailout that was signed into legislation in March 2021 and offered $35,498,757 to New Hampshire. Senator Shaheen additionally used her position on appropriations and as lead negotiator for the bipartisan infrastructure invoice to push for elevated LIHEAP funding for Granite State households, resulting in the best ever LIHEAP funding complete. acquired in a 12 month period in New Hampshire history. Following the June announcement of electrical energy price will increase authorised by the New Hampshire Utilities Fee, the New Hampshire delegation urged the state to make use of the remaining funding obtained from the US bailout to offer monetary help to assist Granite Staters pay its house vitality payments.

As a lead appropriator, Senator Shaheen has constantly secured federal funding for LIHEAP to assist low-income households pay their vitality payments and keep secure via the winter. Final month, Shaheen joined a bipartisan coalition of senators in a push for quick release of LIHEAP funds. Shaheen too champions Weatherization Assistance Program and different vitality effectivity measures to assist Granite Staters cut back their vitality consumption and decrease their month-to-month payments. On Thursday, Shaheen hosted a roundtable at Southern NH Providers’ Sundance Village to spotlight federal funds obtainable to assist Granite Staters with house heating prices this winter. Her too published a federal resources page to assist New Hampshire households navigate the packages and tax incentives obtainable to them to assist decrease prices this winter.

Senator Hassan is working throughout the aisle to cut back the vitality prices of granite staters. Throughout negotiations on authorities funding laws starting in September, Senator Hassan labored intently with Democratic and Republican leaders in Congress to construct bipartisan assist for LIHEAP funding, which led to elevated funding introduced right now. Senator Hassan additionally just lately led the New England delegation in calling on President Biden to chop vitality prices by releasing oil from the Northeast’s heating oil reserve. Senator Hassan was efficiently included within the Inflation Discount Act its measure with Susan Collins (R-ME) to assist cut back vitality prices for households and cut back carbon emissions by increasing and lengthening a house vitality retrofit tax credit score.

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