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Recognition of and response to energy poverty in the United States

This source was recently published and is an overview of energy poverty as seen in the United States and compared to the UK.Read more

What COVID Taught Us About Reliable Energy & Healthy Homes

This artifact discusses the overlap between the COVID-19 crisis and the housing and utility affordability crisis. Avila begins by citing statistics for housing and utility debt accumulated during the pandemic, and articualtes how this debt and the housing and utility crisis as a whole mirrors...Read more

Senate Bill Includes $500M Additional For LIHEAP, Creates Water Pilots

On August 10th, 2021 the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure bill which adds $500 Million for LIHEAP Over 5 Year, provides $3.5B for WAP, and creates Water Assistance Needs Study & 40 Pilot Projects. The WAP increase is a ten-fold increase in the...Read more

LIHEAP State Sheet - Maryland 2020

This fact sheet provides numbers for the following:

  • Gross LIHEAP allocation to Maryland in 2017
  • # of households eligible for LIHEAP in Maryland
  • # of low-income households that received LIHEAP in Maryland in 2017
  • % change in LIHEAP funding in Maryland from FY10
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LIHEAP Clearinghouse - History of LIHEAP

The document here presented gives an overview of the policies and programs that have eventually molded into what we know today as LIHEAP. That said, despite its brevity, the document provides viewers with key dates and events that have led Departments of the Government, such as the Energy...Read more

2017 LIHEAP Advocate's Guide - National Low Income Housing Coalition

This document is a 2017 advocates guide for the federal LIHEAP program, produced by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. It provides a synopsis of the history/purpose for the LIHEAP program, a program summary, a funding forecast for the program in 2017, and talking points for advocates...Read more

LIHEAP State Sheet - Delaware 2020

This fact sheet provides numbers for the following:

  • Gross LIHEAP allocation to Delaware in 2017
  • # of households eligible for LIHEAP in Delaware
  • # of low-income households that received LIHEAP in Delaware in 2017
  • % change in LIHEAP funding in Delaware from FY10
  • ...Read more
2017 LIHEAP White Paper

The 2017 LIHEAP White Paper is intended to help readers, including Members of Congress and key decision-makers, learn more about the mission of the program and its by-the-numbers impact. This paper provides useful statistics regarding households with members who fall into a vulnerable...Read more

LIHEAP State Sheet - New Jersey 2020

This fact sheet provides numbers for the following in New Jersey:

  • Gross LIHEAP allocation to New Jersey in 2017
  • # of households eligible for LIHEAP in New Jersey
  • # of low-income households that received LIHEAP in New Jersey in 2017
  • % change in LIHEAP funding in
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The Uneven Gains of Energy Efficiency

This article touches on just about every construct that constitutes energy burden. Using the City of New Orleans as an example of a high energy burden city, it illustrates how a high energy burden contributes to the affordability crisis in American cities. Stein explores how wealth disparity and...Read more

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