AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Ahead of the wintertime season, galore susceptible Mainers request assistance filling their lipid tanks.
MaineHousing Thursday announced it has released $11 cardinal successful Home Energy Assistance Program benefits.
The backing is being released astir a period up of the emblematic HEAP schedule, allowing substance vendors crossed Maine to present heating assistance to astir 17,000 people.
The archetypal circular prioritized households with members 65 oregon older with much than 7,200 households served.
MaineHousing Director Daniel Brennan says by releasing these funds early, they’re hoping to alleviate immoderate interest for folks portion MaineHousing waits for further heating assistance from the national government.
Gov. Janet Mills said the aboriginal backing was a affirmative devleopment for those disquieted astir heating their homes this wintertime and vowed to proceed to assistance arsenic well.
Each winter, MaineHousing distributes $40 cardinal successful HEAP benefits to astir 40,000 households.
The latest information from the Governor’s Energy Office shows the mean terms for a gallon of heating lipid Thursday is $5.43.
A afloat database of lodging and vigor programs disposable to assistance Maine radical tin beryllium recovered connected the MaineHousing’s website at: www.mainehousing.org
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