Highest Heating Costs in Years Strain Many in New England
“Across New England, where more households rely on oil for heat than anywhere else in the nation and cold weather can persist well into April, families with fixed or limited incomes have been hit with exceptionally high heating bills this winter. In Maine, program administrators say they expect to approve 15 to 20 percent more applications for heating assistance in the 2022-23 season than the previous year, while in New Hampshire, applications filed from last fall through mid-February were up 35 percent over last year, with the volume continuing to grow, according to the state’s Department of Energy.”