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Mass. governor urges immediate release of federal heating-assistance funds as winter nears
Summary
Governor Maura Healey called on the federal government to release delayed LIHEAP/HEAP funds immediately, saying 300,000 Massachusetts households are at risk; the state has extended a shutoff moratorium through April 1 and will draw on roughly $13 million in emergency funds while community agencies process tens of thousands of applications.
Governor Maura Healey on Wednesday urged the federal government to release long-delayed low-income heating-assistance funds, saying Massachusetts families need help now as colder weather approaches. "Get that money out the door and get that money out the door today," Healey said, adding she had sent a letter to "Secretary Kennedy" asking for an immediate funding release.
The governor said the federal government shutdown interrupted the normal flow of LIHEAP/HEAP funds and that the Trump administration had delayed releasing the recovered funds. Healey told reporters the delay is "unacceptable" and warned of an…
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