NECAC advises of utility assistance extension
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The not-for-profit North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) has announced that the utility assistance deadline has been extended.
In-person applications will be accepted through May 31. The previous deadline was March 31. In addition, mailed applications postmarked June 14 or earlier will also be processed. The extension was approved by the Missouri Department of Social Services Family Support Division.
There are two types of assistance available. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the Energy Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP) are funded by the federal government and distributed through the states, which contract with non-profit groups such as NECAC to administer the programs at the local level.
Utility COVID-19 disconnection moratorium ending for Ark. Entergy customers in May (Source: WAFB) By WMC Action News 5 Staff | April 1, 2021 at 6:54 PM CDT - Updated April 1 at 8:29 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Arkansas Public Service Commission says the COVID-19 disconnection moratorium will end May 3 for Entergy customers.
Anyone with past due balances will begin receiving notices of disconnection with a 35-day grace period before shut-off notices are sent.
This also applies to customers with OG&E, SWEPCO, Liberty Utilities, CenterPoint Energy, Black Hills, Arkansas Oklahoma Gas and the Electric Cooperatives.
“We are over a year into the COVID-19 pandemic and Arkansas is recovering in more ways than one,” said Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. “I want folks who are going back to work, but still struggling to pay their bills, to know they have options.”
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On today s program: The state’s utility regulator authorized shutoffs to low-income residents with overdue payment starting today, meaning 890,000 accounts are at risk of losing services; Duquesne University’s provost explains precautions as the school gears up for in-person classes in the fall; and a look at rising coronavirus cases, despite increasing vaccinations.
Utility shutoffs could resume for low-income customers
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A year ago, the state’s Public Utility Commission enacted a moratorium that would keep utilities running for low-income customers.
“This order applies to utilities that are regulated by the PUC. Locally that’s utilities like Duquesne Light, People’s Gas,” says WESA reporter Kate Giammarise. “It does not apply to utilities operated by municipal authorities.”
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