Trump was already cutting low-income energy assistance – the shutdown is making things worse as cold weather arrives

By Conor Harrison, Associate Professor of Economic Geography, University of South Carolina
Elena Louder, Postdoctoral Researcher in Geography, University of South Carolina
Nikki Luke, Assistant Professor of Human Geography, University of Tennessee
Shelley Welton, Professor of Law and Energy Policy, University of Pennsylvania

Nearly a quarter of US households struggle to pay their energy bills at the same time as America’s social safety nets, including home heat aid, are disappearing.

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