Rochester and Western New York residents struggling with heating costs can begin applying for financial assistance Nov. 2 through New York’s Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that the program will reopen for the winter, with increased benefits for households that rely on heating oil, propane and other delivered fuels.
Last winter, 84,288 households in the Finger Lakes region and 132,462 in Western New York received HEAP benefits, according to the governor’s office. Statewide, more than 1.5 million benefits were issued…