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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) According to state officials yesterday, the opening of the annual Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP for short, will be delayed in Pennsylvania until December due to the federal government shutdown. A release confirms that this LIHEAP program, which helps qualified families in Pennsylvania pay heating bills for the winter months, will be delayed until December 3rd because the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services has not received its federal allocation for 2025-2026 LIHEAP funds yet. You can also get local help by visiting pa211.org or by calling 211.