More than 127,000 households in Minnesotans received assistance with heating and cooling costs last winter, with households receiving an average assistance benefit of $1,615.
The Hidalgo County Community Service Agency is no longer accepting applications for the low-income housing energy assistance program for the 2022 program year.
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced Wednesday that an additional $18 million has been freed up to help low-income Minnesotans pay for heat.