ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The federal Home Energy Assistance Program that helps low-income New Yorkers afford heating and cooling is indefinitely delayed because of the ongoing government shutdown.

The annual application window typically opens in early November but will be “delayed indefinitely until the Trump Administration and Washington Republicans act to end the government shutdown and fund ...

With cold weather already here, the state must fund HEAP and take other actions to help New Yorkers keep the heat on. Credit: Getty Images. As temperatures drop, more than 1.5 million New Yorkers are ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — While an end to the federal government shutdown could be in sight, some state attorneys general, including New York’s Letitia James, are continuing the legal fight to ensure ...