纽约州家庭能源援助11月2日开放申请：烧油取暖家庭基础补助涨至990美元，逾110万户自动到账
纽约州州长Kathy Hochul的办公室10月16日在奥尔巴尼宣布，纽约州家庭能源援助计划（HEAP）2026至27取暖季的常规补助申请于11月2日（周一）开放，至2027年4月16日截止。这个冬天，预计约有150万笔补助发出。
多数符合条件的家庭无需申请：已经在领取SNAP食物补助或公共援助的110多万户家庭，将由州临时与残障援助办公室（OTDA）提前备好款项，自动收到补助。没有自动到账的家庭可从11月2日起申请，渠道包括当地社会服务局、网上、邮寄或亲临办理，详情见州政府HEAP页面ny.gov/HEAP，咨询热线1-800-342-3009。
今年的补助标准有明显上调：使用燃油、煤油或丙烷等配送燃料取暖的家庭，基础补助涨90美元至990美元；烧木柴、木屑颗粒或煤的家庭涨65美元至700美元。家中若有60岁以上长者、6岁以下幼儿或永久残障成员，还可额外加35美元。每户每季可领一份常规补助，四口之家的总收入上限为每月6,852美元（年收入82,230美元）。州长办公室指出，取暖油价格同比上涨了67%，煤油价格上涨了50%。上一个取暖季，HEAP共发出超过150万笔补助，为纽约家庭省下近4亿美元。
如果冬天里燃料快烧完或面临停供，紧急HEAP补助将于2027年1月4日开放申请；取暖设备维修与更换补助已于10月1日开放。联邦层面，儿童与家庭管理局10月9日已下达2027财年36.3亿美元的低收入家庭能源援助（LIHEAP）整笔拨款，为包括纽约在内各州的取暖季提供资金。
New York HEAP Opens November 2: Delivered-Fuel Benefit Rises to $990, Over 1.1 Million Households Paid Automatically
New York Governor Kathy Hochul's office announced in Albany on October 16 that applications for the Regular benefit of the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) for the 2026-27 heating season open on Monday, November 2, and run through April 16, 2027. About 1.5 million benefits are expected to be issued this winter.
Most eligible households will not need to apply. More than 1.1 million households already enrolled in SNAP or Public Assistance will receive their payments automatically, prepared in advance by the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA). Households not paid automatically can apply starting November 2 through their local department of social services, online, by mail or in person. Program details are at ny.gov/HEAP, and the HEAP hotline is 1-800-342-3009.
Benefit levels are up this year. The base benefit for households heating with delivered fuels, oil, kerosene or propane, rose by $90 to $990, and the benefit for households heating with wood, pellets or coal rose by $65 to $700. A household that includes a member aged 60 or older, a child under 6, or a person with a permanent disability receives an additional $35. Each household can receive one Regular HEAP benefit per season, and a family of four may qualify with gross income up to $6,852 a month, or $82,230 a year. The governor's office noted that heating oil prices have risen 67 percent and kerosene prices 50 percent over the past year. Last heating season, HEAP issued more than 1.5 million benefits and saved New York households nearly $400 million.
For households in danger of running out of fuel or having service shut off, Emergency HEAP applications open on January 4, 2027. The Heating Equipment Repair and Replacement benefit opened on October 1. At the federal level, the Administration for Children and Families released $3.63 billion in fiscal 2027 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program block grants on October 9, funding heating seasons in New York and other states.
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图片来源：一台老式家用暖气炉（资料图）。美国国家公园管理局摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / A vintage home heating furnace (file photo). Photo by the U.S. National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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