White House Announces $13.5 Billion Funding to Help Households With Energy Bills

White House Announces $13.5 Billion Funding to Help Households With Energy Bills
Utility poles lead to downtown Dallas during a heat advisory due to scorching weather in Dallas on July 12, 2022. Shelby Tauber/Reuters
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President Joe Biden’s administration will make $13.5 billion available to help low-income U.S. households lower their heating costs this winter, the White House said on Wednesday.

As part of the initiative, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is providing $4.5 billion in low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funding, it said in a statement.