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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
In addition to the health threat of COVID-19, the pandemic is also affecting the economic stability of households around the country. A recent survey by the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) found that Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) offices are ensuring that households that cannot afford to pay their energy bills have …
Draft text of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act released yesterday would add $1.5 billion for LIHEAP to address energy access and security issues resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This is in addition to the $900 million released on Friday from the previous COVID-19 emergency funding legislation. The House is expected …
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released the $900 million in supplemental funding that was provided by the CARES Act in late March. States will be able to deploy these funds immediately as stop-gap funding to assist households affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. HHS Dear Colleague Letter State/Territory Funding Table Tribe …
As the House and Senate debate the next round of emergency funding to address the COVID-19 pandemic, a bipartisan group of Members of Congress have voiced strong support for an additional $4.3 billion in funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Senators Jack Reed (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and John …
The COVID-19 crisis continues to have an unprecedented effect on the American economy and the well-being of families. On March 27, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2.2 trillion spending program to help mitigate the effects of the pandemic. The bill included $900 million for the Low Income …
Today President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide $2.2 trillion in emergency assistance in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill provides $900 million in much needed supplemental funding to LIHEAP to help low income families keep the lights on and their homes a safe temperature …
