A group of bipartisan House lawmakers are urging the federal government to disburse the lion’s share of energy assistance to low-income households no later than Dec. 10.
The Health and Human Services Department said it’s working to quickly release a total of $3.7 billion to recipients of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program by Nov. 30.
If that goal is missed, then HHS should “immediately distribute an initial, upfront portion of LIHEAP funds to all states to allow households to receive benefits as soon as possible,” and all of it by Dec. 10, dozens of Democrats and Republicans wrote in ...