HEAP expansion helps middle-class families with heat
Nov 9, 2026
Eligible homeowners and renters in Massachusetts can receive up to nearly $1,500 to help pay heating bills through the state's Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) as temperatures drop.
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New at noon, heating season is coming
in full swing as temperatures continue to drop
and there are expanded resources available to help people
in need that are facing high energy costs.
Through the Massachusetts Home Energy Assistance Program,
eligible homeowners and renters
can get help paying their heating bills.
Benefits of up to nearly $1,500
are available for households that qualify.
The state has also expanded resources
for eligible middle-class families
that rely on oil heating,
which can help reach people
who may not have qualified for traditional fuel assistance.
Everything is going up. The heating costs are going up.
So there are people, I think the thought is, right,
there are people that don't qualify for traditional fuel assistance
that still might be struggling to pay the costs.
An important thing to note,
you do not need to be behind on heating bills
or receive public assistance in order to qualify for HEAP.
Many of those programs are already in effect,
and the oil heating program is set to start on December 1st.
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