Attorney General Martha Coakley has urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to release Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funds "as quickly and at as high of a level as possible," to assist Massachusetts oil heat customers.
In a letter to Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Coakley said Federal Energy Information Administration reports indicate heating bills will rise 20 percent for oil customers, who are expected to pay an average of $3.80 a gallon this winter — a record high.
"Facing lower temperatures and rising oil prices, Massachusetts oil heat customers are poised to endure total home heating costs of nearly $2,500 on average," Coakley said. "This news could not come at a worse time. Families across Massachusetts and the Northeast have continued to cut back on essential services through these tough economic times in order to address increasing home heating, electric and gas bills. LIHEAP assistance is desperately needed by these most vulnerable Massachusetts households who cannot continue to absorb these rising costs."
Coakley added the House and Senate passed a six-month continuing resolution to fund federal programs, including LIHEAP, from Oct. 1 through March 30, 2013. Under this current agreement, LIHEAP is funded at the same level as in fiscal year 2012 at $3.47 billion.
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