Des Moines, Iowa (RI) — Federal funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP is not yet known for this year.
Utility analyst Keetah Horas told the Iowa Utility Commission the proposed federal budget zeroed out funding, but both the Senate and House had proposed bills at the time of the shutdown to increase total funding. She says some states have paused the program, but Iowa has not.
She says that signing up for this winter has already begun for one group.
Horas says other applicants will be able to sign up at the end of this month.
She says a family of four making just over 64 thousand dollars annually would qualify for assistance. The winter moratorium on utility shut-offs starts November 1st.
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