PENN YAN — With the federal government shutdown resolved, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Home Energy Assistance Program assistance are rolling out to Yates County residents in need. At ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The government-funded Home Energy Assistance Program (H.E.A.P.) has returned, just as the weather gets colder. Originally set to reopen at the start of November, the program was ...

As of Monday, the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is open for applications. Because of the federal government shutdown, the application period had been delayed. Income-eligible families could ...

CENTRAL NEW YORK (WSYR-TV) — A colder-than-normal November in Central New York might mean some people are turning up their heat earlier than they were last year. But as the federal government waits to ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) confirmed to NewsChannel 13 that November SNAP benefits have been fully paid, and December benefits will be issued on ...

With cold weather already here, the state must fund HEAP and take other actions to help New Yorkers keep the heat on. Credit: Getty Images. As temperatures drop, more than 1.5 million New Yorkers are ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The federal Home Energy Assistance Program that helps low-income New Yorkers afford heating and cooling is indefinitely delayed because of the ongoing government shutdown.

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 ...