When energy bills spike, many households feel the pressure. Thankfully, there's a little-known federal program to provide help paying for your electric bill.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lane County opened applications for its Low-Income Household Energy Assistance Program on Jan. 5 and, in most locations, closed ...

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program in Champaign County has announced expanded eligibility as the highlight of the new program year. Those eligible, beginning Oct. 1, ...

The shutdown has delayed federal funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, which helps millions of people in the U.S. pay their heating or cooling bills. (Jessica Hill | AP ...

The federal government shutdown means hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania families struggling to pay their utility bills will need to wait longer for help this year. The state is pushing back the ...

The opening of an annual program that helps more than 300,000 Pennsylvania households pay for home heating during winter will be delayed for a month due to the ongoing government shutdown. The state ...

As millions of Americans face a gap in food assistance due to the federal government shutdown, some families also worry about how they'll pay their winter heating bills. The shutdown has delayed ...