{"id":2677,"date":"2024-12-30T09:06:23","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T14:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/?p=2677"},"modified":"2024-12-30T09:06:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T14:06:23","slug":"gov-hochul-signs-bill-to-expand-heating-assistance-for-new-york-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/gov-hochul-signs-bill-to-expand-heating-assistance-for-new-york-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Hochul Signs Bill to Expand Heating Assistance for New York Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Governor Kathy Hochul on Monday signed a new bill that will improve access to the Home Energy Assistance Program\u00a0for seniors across New York State.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">The legislation mandates the Department of Health to provide Elderly Pharmaceutical Coverage Program beneficiaries with enrollment information and annual notices to improve access to critical heating services and related costs during the winter months, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Hochul said the relief program, dubbed HEAP, was in response to the &#8220;affordability crisis&#8221; affecting many New Yorkers struggling with essential heating costs, among others.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget-dfp gam widget-inject widget-inject-centre\" data-id=\"964616\" data-widget=\"41\" data-per=\"40\" data-min=\"\" data-path=\"\/21842630800\/NET_Inline1\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-targeting=\"[]\" data-dim-m=\"[[300, 250], [300, 600], [300, 300], [320, 320], [336, 280], [320, 50], [360, 120], [320, 100], 'fluid']\" data-dim-t=\"[[300, 250], [300, 300], [320, 320], [640, 480], [320, 50], [360, 120], [320, 100], 'fluid']\" data-dim-d=\"[[300, 250], [300, 300], [320, 320], [640, 480], [320, 50], [360, 120], [320, 100], 'fluid']\" data-size=\"[[300, 250], [300, 300], [320, 320], [640, 480], [320, 50], [360, 120], [320, 100], 'fluid']\">\n<div class=\"slot slot-widget slot-is-empty\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">HEAP provides up to $996 in heating assistance for eligible households. 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