LIHEAP benefits to increase for 20,000 families

Low-income Vermonters who get state subsidies to pay for heat will see an increase in benefits this winter.The Agency of Human Services and Department for Children and Families announced the increased benefits under the Low-Income Heating Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, on Tuesday.The average benefit to the roughly 20,000 households that use the program will be $879 for winter 2017 to 2018, an increase from $831 in winter 2016 to 2017, according to the Agency of Human Services.“This progra