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In fact, almost 5 million people will receive no benefits at all.
The low-income home energy assistance program, known as LIHEAP, serves about 6 million households across the country.
In New York, the application period was supposed to open earlier this week, but it's now indefinitely delayed due to the shutdown.
Florence Wright and her husband live in Colton, New York, about 40 miles south of the Canadian border.
They rely on the program to keep their home warm.
Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota have also delayed LIHEAP enrollment amid the shutdown.
For NPR News, I'm Emily Russell in Saranac Lake, New York.
The low-income home energy assistance program, known as LIHEAP, serves about 6 million households across the country.
In New York, the application period was supposed to open earlier this week, but it's now indefinitely delayed due to the shutdown.
Florence Wright and her husband live in Colton, New York, about 40 miles south of the Canadian border.
They rely on the program to keep their home warm.
Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota have also delayed LIHEAP enrollment amid the shutdown.
For NPR News, I'm Emily Russell in Saranac Lake, New York.