SCHUMER: NEW DATA SHOWS NEW YORKERS PAID AVG. OF $250 MORE FOR HOME HEATING BILLS LAST MONTH SINCE TRUMP’S RECKLESS IRAN WAR OF CHOICE BEGAN

New Congressional JEC Analysis Shows NY Families - Already Struggling With Rising Costs - Paid Hundreds More For Home Heating Oil Last Month, Up Nearly 40% After Trump Began His Reckless War In Iran

Schumer: Cost-Beleaguered New Yorkers Are Footing The Bill For Trump's Iran War On Their Home Heating Bills

As Trump's reckless war of choice in Iran reaches its second month, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer revealed that families in New York paid nearly $250 more for home heating oil in March 2026 compared to March 2025, with the average New York family spending $248 more, a nearly 40% increase.

Meanwhile, Trump is again threatening to eliminate the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), making it harder for New Yorkers to afford to heat their homes in the winter and cool their homes in the summer. Schumer called on Trump to stop his reckless war in Iran, which is costing hardworking New York families hundreds of millions of dollars, and protect the vital program that helps families and seniors across America.

"New Yorkers - already struggling under rising gas prices, inflation, and higher costs from tariffs - are stuck footing the bill for Trump's reckless war in Iran. Trump started a war in Iran with no clear strategy, and now hardworking New York families are paying hundreds more a month on their energy bills," said Senator Schumer. "Americans do not want Donald Trump's war; they want lower costs and for this war to end."

A new analysis from the Joint Economic Committee analyzed changes in New York's home heating oil prices since President Trump launched his war in Iran. According to the data, the average family in New York that uses heating oil had to spend $248 more to heat their home than they did in March 2025, a 38.2% increase. This was calculated using weekly data on home heating oil costs from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, average temperature data from the National Weather Service, and industry data from heatable.com on the number of gallons of home heating oil used in the average home at various temperatures.

This increase in home heating costs is on top of the billions the war in Iran has already cost American taxpayers. In the first six days alone, the war cost American taxpayers $11.3 billion, with new estimates showing Americans' costs for the war are expected to reach over $25 billion, and the Trump administration is asking for hundreds of billions more to fund the war, while slashing the programs American families rely on, including healthcare.

Meanwhile, after firing all program staff who worked on LIHEAP last year, Trump recently again threatened to eliminate funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which helps families and seniors across America heat their homes in the winter and cool their homes in the summer. Last year, nearly 1.7 million families across New York State received more than $375 million in funding thanks to LIHEAP. A full county-by-county breakdown of New Yorkers receiving LIHEAP can be found HERE.

"Trump promised to lower costs, but instead he's raising costs. And he is again threatening to eliminate the program - the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program - that helps families and seniors heat their homes in the winter and cool their homes in the summer. It is as callous as it is counterproductive," said Senator Schumer.

Another recent report from the Joint Economic Committee revealed that New Yorkers have paid $265,202,780 more for gasoline compared to prices before the war. As New York families are stuck footing the bill for Trump's war in Iran, Schumer said Trump should end this conflict that is dramatically spiking costs in New York State and across the country.

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