Posted on August 30, 2023


This week, I supported the 2023-2024 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) allocation plan to provide much needed energy assistance to low-income families who might struggle to heat their homes this winter.
This year, the state’s most vulnerable residents will receive a basic benefit of $530 and families will be eligible for two crisis benefits of $410.
During the public hearing, I, along with my Republican colleagues raised many concerns that benefit levels will be significantly lower…