Home Energy Assistance Program offers heating help to families in Massachusetts
It’s getting cold in Massachusetts, and as the cost of living rises, some families will have trouble paying to keep their homes warm. One option they may not have considered is the Home Energy Assistance Program.
“It’s a program that’s been available to vulnerable households for over 30 years, and it’s meant to help those households cover their heating costs,” said Joe Diamond, executive director of the Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP), an association of 23 federally mandated anti-poverty agencies.
Diamond said the program can help people pay “whether they heat with utility services, natural gas, electricity, or what we call delivered fuels, oil or even wood pellets.”
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