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Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Delayed

Federal shutdown delays LIHEAP opening by one month

Because of the Republican-led U.S. government shutdown, Pennsylvania is being forced to delay LIHEAP—vital home-heating assistance for 300,000 families—by a full month. The program will open December 3, 2025 intead of its previously planned November 3. 

If you need help heating your home this winter, here's a list of utility companies' assistance programs.

https://www.puc.pa.gov/about-the-puc/consumer-education/utility-assistance-programs/.