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Haverhill officials warn of heating‑assistance pause amid federal funding lapse; council to send letter to delegation
Summary
Community Action Inc. and the Haverhill Fire Department told the City Council on Oct. 21 that a federal funding interruption has delayed the start of this year’s LIHEAP contract, leaving the agency with certified applications it cannot yet fund.
Community Action Inc. and the Haverhill Fire Department warned council members on Oct. 21 that a pause in federal contracting for heating assistance could leave some households temporarily without program payments as the cold months begin.
Carrie Sharon Perry, chief executive officer of Community Action Inc., told the council the agency had already logged 2,036 applications as of the prior Monday, about 90 percent from Haverhill residents. She said the LIHEAP contract should have started Oct. 1 but, because state contracting with the executive office has not completed, Community Action can accept and certify applications but not yet issue payments or support emergency fuel deliveries or…
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