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The program usually opens in November, but without federal funding, the state is pushing it back to December.
Liz Marks directs the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project.
She says families will be forced to make hard choices.
Pennsylvania officials say once federal funds start flowing again, they'll start up the program as quickly as possible.
For NPR News, I'm Sophia Schmidt in Philadelphia.
More than 300,000 households in Pennsylvania rely on the low-income home energy assistance program to help buy heating oil or pay their energy bills.
The program usually opens in November, but without federal funding, the state is pushing it back to December.
Liz Marks directs the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project.
She says families will be forced to make hard choices.
Pennsylvania officials say once federal funds start flowing again, they'll start up the program as quickly as possible.
For NPR News, I'm Sophia Schmidt in Philadelphia.