Roughly 5 million households received assistance with heating costs through LIHEAP last year, costing an estimated $2.9 billion.Some 55.3 million Americans struggled to afford their energy bills in 2021, and it's likely many millions more will face a crunch this year.National Grid, a utility company serving more than 20 million people throughout New York and Massachusetts, says households will pay on average $263 more for natural gas heating this winter, up 39% from the year before.Con Edison, a utility company that serves more than 3 million people in New York, says natural gas users should expect a 32% bump in their electric bill.
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