Governor Healey Calls on President Trump to Immediately Release Heating Assistance Funding

Office of the Governor · November 21, 2025

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Opening remarks: scale of families affected and federal funding plea

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Governor Healy said tens of thousands of Massachusetts families are affected by a pause in federal heating assistance and urged the president to release funds immediately; he quantified regional impacts (26,000 Cape and Islands; 24,000 Western MA; 15,000 North Shore; 15,000 Central MA) and said the state has worked to process SNAP benefits and other supports.

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Governor Healy urged the federal government to release LIHEAP funds as tens of thousands of Massachusetts households face heating emergencies; the state said it has extended a moratorium on utility shutoffs and is deploying limited emergency funds while community agencies stand ready to distribute benefits.

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