马里兰州能源援助惠及近14.9万户家庭创新高：发放近1.86亿美元，冬季危机援助季已开启
美国马里兰州宣布，2026财年该州能源援助项目共服务148,632户家庭，发放近1.86亿美元，两项数字均创纪录，较2025财年131,396户、逾1.31亿美元的规模，金额增长约42%。
这笔援助通过马里兰州能源援助计划（MEAP）与电费统一服务计划（EUSP）发放，帮助低收入家庭支付取暖与电费账单，由州社会服务厅下属的家庭能源项目办公室（OHEP）管理。
州政府同时提醒，冬季危机援助季已于11月1日开启、持续至2027年3月31日：符合条件的家庭在取暖系统故障、燃料耗尽或面临断供时，可申请一次性最高600美元的危机援助。
代理厅长斯泰西·罗杰斯（Stacy L. Rodgers）与家庭能源项目办公室主任里格尔·摩尔（Rigel Moore）表示，申请量增长反映能源成本压力下家庭需求上升，州政府鼓励有需要的居民尽早通过社会服务厅渠道申请，不要等到收到断供通知。马里兰州居民可通过州社会服务厅网站与各县社会服务办公室查询资格与提交申请。（来源：马里兰州社会服务厅）
Maryland Energy Assistance Reaches a Record 148,632 Households: Nearly $186 Million Distributed as Winter Crisis Season Opens
Maryland announced that its energy assistance programs served 148,632 households in fiscal year 2026 and distributed nearly $186 million - both records, with the dollar figure up about 42 percent from fiscal 2025, when 131,396 households received more than $131 million.
The aid flows through the Maryland Energy Assistance Program (MEAP) and the Electric Universal Service Program (EUSP), which help low-income households pay heating and electric bills. The programs are administered by the Office of Home Energy Programs (OHEP) within the Department of Human Services.
The state also reminded residents that the winter crisis season opened November 1 and runs through March 31, 2027: eligible households facing a heating-system failure, empty fuel tank or threatened utility shutoff can apply for one-time crisis assistance of up to $600.
Acting Secretary Stacy L. Rodgers and OHEP Director Rigel Moore said rising applications reflect the pressure of energy costs on household budgets, and encouraged residents in need to apply early through Department of Human Services channels rather than waiting for a shutoff notice. Maryland residents can check eligibility and apply through the department's website or county social services offices. (Source: Maryland Department of Human Services)
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