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States and utilities moved quickly to suspend utility shut-offs due to nonpayment as low-income households struggle with the loss of income due to illness and job loss as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. State-mandated suspensions on utility shut-offs due to nonpayment as a result of COVID-19 are now in place in 17 states and the …
NEADA sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar today requesting that the Administration release 90 percent of funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for fiscal year (FY) 2021 by October 15. The federal government is currently funded through December 11, 2020 thanks to …
This Tuesday marked 67 days of darkness for Kenneth Parson. He fell behind on his utility bills in the spring — and his lights went off, and stayed off, starting at the end of July.
Residential arrearages projected to grow from $9.8 billion as of July 31 to $24.3 billion by year end. Millions of Americans are falling behind on their home energy bills as a result of job losses due to the pandemic. Utilities across the nation are reporting significant increases in the number of households in debt. While …
The revised version of the House Democrats’ stimulus bill (The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions, or HEROES, Act) contains $4.5 billion for LIHEAP. The updated version of the bill totals $3.4 trillion, $1.2 trillion less than the $3.4 trillion package that was passed by the House in May. The LIHEAP funding level is …
Late last night, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed H.R. 8337 to fund the government through December 11, 2020. The continuing resolution (CR) would fund LIHEAP at its 2020 level of $3.74 billion and directs the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to follow the language in the 2020 appropriations bill, including the …
By Mark Wolfe and Cassandra Lovejoy – Over the next few weeks, as Congress gets serious about an additional round of pandemic relief, they must dedicate the funds to ensure low-income Americans impacted by COVID-19 do not get cut off from their utilities. Without power, phones, gas, water and other essentials to daily life, we …
As coronavirus cases surge across the US and states throttle back on economic reopenings, experts and advocacy groups are warning that low-income families could face utility shutoffs as moratoriums on disconnections lift — with Black families especially at risk.
NPR’s Here and Now, a nationally-syndicated radio program, interviewed NEADA’s Executive Director, Mark Wolfe, today about COVID-19, LIHEAP cooling assistance, and the need for air conditioners for families with vulnerable members who have been asked to shelter in place during the pandemic. Listen Here
