The U.S. government is open again, but many low-income people are still waiting for federal benefits they count on. The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which mainly helps ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Low-income residents can apply now for heating assistance this winter. The Ohio Department of Development and Lancaster Fairfield ...

Heating assistance for many local families has run out with weeks of winter weather still ahead, leaving some households ...

This winter's brutal temperatures have taken a toll on utility bills across the county. As temperatures dropped, heaters kicked on and stayed on — driving up energy usage and costs. "The last ...

The Ohio Department of Development and the Area Agency on Aging, Region 9, want to remind older Ohioans that assistance is available to help with their home energy bills. The Home Energy Assistance ...

OHIO — The Ohio Department of Development says its Winter Crisis Program will continue through the end of March, offering help to income-eligible Ohioans struggling to pay home-heating bills. The ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The government shutdown has left thousands of New Englanders facing a gap in food assistance, and as the weather gets colder, there’s concern about the shutdown’s impact on ...

CINCINNATI — With frigid temperatures refusing to let up, many Tri-State residents are bracing for the moment when heating bills arrive. The extra strain is leaving some households scrambling to ...