The extra funding was part of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus law.
and the regular spending bills will deliver $302.4 million to the state through Sept. 30, more than double the $112.7 million the state ordinarily would receive under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP.
The money represents the biggest allocation for the program since it began in 1981 and follows a surge in energy prices during the recovery from theNationally, the program will receive $8.3 billion from the stimulus law, the infrastructure law and the regular congressional appropriations.New Jersey residents making no more than 60% of the state median Income and who receive utility bills directly or have those charges included in their rent are eligible for the program.
Renters also can use their federal emergency assistance that they receive under a separate program in the stimulus law. New Jersey received $642.9 million under that program through Nov. 30, 2021. And the infrastructure law also includes funding to help make homes for low-income residents more energy efficient, thus cutting heating and cooling costs.
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