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 ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The government-funded Home Energy Assistance Program (H.E.A.P.) has returned, just as the weather gets colder. Originally set to reopen at the start of November, the program was ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- The Home Energy Assistance Program, or HEAP, which helps New Yorkers heat their homes during the cold winter months, has been restored following the government shutdown. The program ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) - Though the government shutdown ended in mid-November, the aftereffects are still prominent in many communities in New York and across the country. The Home Energy Assistance ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Local leaders are upset with the federal government for not releasing money meant to keep poor people warm this winter. State Senator Lea Webb and Assemblywoman Donna ...

While government-funded programs continue to pick up the pieces from the 43-day government shutdown, regional leaders gathered Nov. 25 to point Binghamton-area residents to relief while they await ...

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. (NEWS10)– As we enter the cold months ahead, the state’s heating assistance program, or HEAP, remains paused. This leaves 1.5 million New Yorkers who rely on the program, without ...

The annual application window, which typically opens in early November, was initially delayed due to the historic 43-day long federal government shutdown that ended on Nov. 12. And while New York ...

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 ...

The us government is open again, but many low-income people are still waiting for federal benefits they count on. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which mainly helps households cover ...