The state agencies that help people get the heating assistance have been swamped.
Yet repeated calls for assistance have failed to mobilise sufficient resources, particularly from Gulf donors.
Tenants who are on public assistance have much, but not all, of their rent subsidized.
Direct foreign investment and assistance have waned, resulting in diminished levels of education, health and development.
The families receiving assistance have had average household incomes of a little more than $15,400.
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Governments asking for assistance have been told to provide new proof obtained legally by their own investigators.
The calls for support from the international community for peacekeeping support and humanitarian assistance have been made for months.
Many states, in part with federal assistance, have made great progress on subsidising or providing child care.
The welfare rolls in New York City are starting to edge up, according to the Human Resources Administration, and applications for public assistance have jumped.
Despite pledges of $3bn, few of the 3.5 million Nepalese needing assistance have received more than initial handouts that are not even enough to clear the rubble.
