{"id":70446,"date":"2025-12-01T09:56:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=70446"},"modified":"2025-12-01T09:56:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T14:56:57","slug":"genesee-county-regular-heap-benefit-opens-december-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/genesee-county-regular-heap-benefit-opens-december-1st\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Regular HEAP Benefit Opens December 1st"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA, NY \u2014 The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) has<br>announced that the 2025\u20132026 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Regular Benefit will open for<br>applications on Monday, December 1, 2025.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Regular HEAP benefit helps eligible households with home heating costs and may assist residents<br>experiencing heating emergencies such as low\/no fuel, a utility shutoff notice, or a threat of service<br>termination.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How Genesee County Residents Can Apply (Beginning December 1):<br>o Online: Apply through NYS myBenefits: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mybenefits.ny.gov\">https:\/\/www.mybenefits.ny.gov<\/a><br>o Paper Application: The HEAP Application (LDSS-3421) available here:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/otda.ny.gov\/programs\/heap\/\">https:\/\/otda.ny.gov\/programs\/heap\/<\/a><br>o Mail, Fax, or In-Person Submission: Genesee County residents may submit completed applications to<br>the Genesee County Department of Social Services.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Regular HEAP benefit is scheduled to operate through April 7, 2026, or until program funding is<br>exhausted.<br>Genesee County HEAP Contacts<br>o Genesee County Department of Social Services<br>o 5130 East Main Street, Batavia, NY, 14020<br>o Phone: 585-344-2580, ext. 6524<br>o Email: genesee.heap@dfa.state.ny.us<br>o Fax: 585-343-5548<br>o Days Open: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm<br>o Genesee County Office for the Aging<br>o 2 Bank Street, Batavia, NY, 14020<br>o Phone: 585-343-1611<br>o Days Open: Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release BATAVIA, NY \u2014 The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) hasannounced that the 2025\u20132026 Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Regular Benefit will open forapplications on Monday, December 1, 2025. The Regular HEAP benefit helps eligible households with home heating costs and may assist residentsexperiencing \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/12\/01\/genesee-county-regular-heap-benefit-opens-december-1st\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[5504],"class_list":["post-70446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-genesee-county","tag-heap-benefit"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-ike","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69961,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/genesee-county-statement-on-snap-and-heap-benefit-updates\/","url_meta":{"origin":70446,"position":0},"title":"Genesee County Statement on SNAP and HEAP benefit updates","author":"aka","date":"November 10, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release Genesee County is continuing to monitor updates from the New York State Office of Temporary andDisability Assistance (OTDA) regarding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and HomeEnergy Assistance Program (HEAP). 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