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January 19, 2021 7:02 PM Alex Crescenti
SPOKANE, Wash. During this pandemic, it’s been tough for families to pay bills. Tuesday morning, SNAP opened their monthly energy appointments at 8 a.m., and within three hours all the spots for the month were filled.
This program helps eligible households ease the financial impact of heating costs between the months of October and June. In October 2020, the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission ordered electric and natural gas companies in the state to continue a moratorium on disconnections for non-payments until April 2021, but families here in Spokane are still in need of assistance for paying off those bills.