Connecticut diverts more federal funds for fuel assistance

The Connecticut Energy Assistance Program says it will be increasing fuel assistance payments to qualifying residents by another $430 this season, to help with home heating costs and unpaid utility bills through the state's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Record high inflation, supply-chain issues and Russia’s war in Ukraine have disrupted global energy markets, driving prices for home heating oil and natural gas higher. About 43% of Connecticut households use heating oil or other petroleum products for home heating, the fourth-highest share for any state, and 35% of households use natural gas, according to EIA data.

But Connecticut already has some of the highest energy costs in the nation, and the rising electricity rates will have an outsized impact on many low income households, state officials say.

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