Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many New Yorkers may face increased difficulty paying their utility bills this month as Home Energy Assistance Program, or HEAP, ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Enrollment for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) which helps low-income individuals pay their winter heating bills, was supposed to open up this week but is currently on hold ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — After the federal shutdown caused a delay in the application process, some households who were approved for heating assistance through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...