{"id":1976740,"date":"2023-07-18T20:57:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T00:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liheap-utility-payments-deadline-extended-for-households-to-apply-free-air-conditioning-unit\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T20:58:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T00:58:37","slug":"liheap-utility-payments-deadline-extended-for-households-to-apply-free-air-conditioning-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liheap-utility-payments-deadline-extended-for-households-to-apply-free-air-conditioning-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadline extended for households to apply for free air conditioning unit under LIHEAP utility payments."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fliheap-utility-payments-deadline-extended-for-households-to-apply-free-air-conditioning-unit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1976740&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Pennsylvania\u2063 Expands \u200dCooling Assistance\u200c Program for Low-Income Homes<\/h2>\n<p>Pennsylvania \u2063is\u2064 taking steps to ensure \u200bthat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liheap-utility-payments-deadline-extended-for-households-to-apply-free-air-conditioning-unit\/\" title=\"Deadline extended for households to apply for free air conditioning unit under LIHEAP utility payments.\">low-income households stay \u2062cool<\/a> this summer by expanding its\u200c state&#8217;s pilot program \u200cfor cooling \u200chomes\u2063 through\u200b the\u2063 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program \u2063(LIHEAP).<\/p>\n<p>This\u200b marks the second consecutive summer that the \u200cstate will allocate\u200c funds \u200cfrom LIHEAP \u2064to\u2062 assist \u200bhomes\u2064 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/germany-prepares-for-massive-energy-crisis\/\" title=\"Germany Prepares for Massive Energy Crisis\">air conditioning units<\/a>. The\u200b program covers not only\u2062 the \u200binstallation expenses but \u2062also the \u2062repair or\u2062 replacement costs.\u2062 In fact,\u2062 depending on \u2064the\u2063 results\u2064 of \u2064a household\u200c audit, some homeowners \u2064may even\u200d qualify\u2062 for a\u200b free\u2064 air\u200d conditioning unit.<\/p>\n<h3>Extended\u200b Deadline for LIHEAP\u2062 Crisis\u2063 Cooling\u200c Pilot<\/h3>\n<p>While\u2062 the regular LIHEAP season closed in May,\u2064 state officials\u2063 have extended the\u200c deadline for the \u2062LIHEAP Crisis Cooling\u200b Pilot. Originally\u200b set to\u200b end in \u2062May, the pilot program\u200d will now close on August 31.<\/p>\n<p>To be\u200d eligible for the \u2064program, \u2063residents\u2063 must have already \u200dqualified \u200cfor\u2062 LIHEAP \u200cor received money from \u200bthe Weatherization Assistance \u2062Program within the past 12 \u2064months. These programs\u2064 are part of\u2062 the state&#8217;s \u2063recently passed $45.5 billion budget.<\/p>\n<p>Interested Pennsylvanians \u2064must \u2063be\u2064 living\u200b at 150% \u200cor 200% of\u2063 the federal poverty\u200c level. \u2062The program \u2063prioritizes high-risk residents, such\u200b as families with children, the elderly, disabled individuals, or households\u2063 with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-says-texas-residents-with-utility-bill-spikes-should-be-protected\/\" title=\"Abbott Says Texas Residents With Utility Bill Spikes Should Be Protected\">high energy<\/a>\u200c needs.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u200d the state Department\u200d of\u200d Community \u200dand Economic Development, over\u2062 2,000 households\u200b received\u200c aid through the pilot program last\u200d summer.<\/p>\n<p>If\u2063 you \u2063are interested\u200d in \u2063finding\u2063 out\u200b if you are based \u2063in a qualified \u200carea, please contact the Energy Coordinating\u200d Agency\u2062 and\u2063 Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation \u2063or visit\u200c a\u200c local \u2063Neighborhood \u200cEnergy Center \u200bto apply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pennsylvania has extended its pilot program for cooling low-income homes this summer. The state will allocate funds from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for air conditioning units, covering installation, repair, and replacement costs. 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