Trump budget proposes cutting home heating help to nearly 28,000 NH households

[TexasTowelie]

The program that helps thousands of low-income Granite Staters heat their homes is still open for this year, but it could be cut altogether from the federal budget.

President Trump’s budget request proposes eliminating the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which is helping 27,837 New Hampshire households.

The administration’s budget blueprint released Thursday says that LIHEAP “is a lower-impact program and is unable to demonstrate strong performance outcomes.”

Celeste Lovett, administrator of the Fuel Assistance Program, which is the state’s arm of the federal LIHEAP, said New Hampshire has received $25,381,123 in federal funds for 2016-2017. Lovett declined to directly address Trump’s proposed budget, noting it is early in the process. But she said the assistance program is vital to vulnerable households in the state.

Read more: http://www.unionleader.com/Trump_budget_proposes_cut_for_home_heating_help

[pangaia]

1. They better get the axes and chainsaws out because it is NOT 'too early in the process..."

[dem4decades]

2. Maine too? Let's have Susan Collins share the pain.

[TexasTowelie]

4. I did not see any articles about the cut of the program for Maine.

However, any adverse effect for GOP politicians is fine with me.

[Docreed2003]

3. When did providing assistance to those in need...

Require "strong performance outcomes"? This is about provided an assistance to people to keep their homes warm in the winter, not some stock option!!!

[TexasTowelie]

5. "Strong performance outcomes"?

You will want to read the next thread I post in this group since it concerns a fight over a bequest.