CHICAGO (WLS) If you re struggling to pay your utility bills, then this tip is for you.
If you qualify, you may be able to cash in on a pot of $100 million in utility and energy assistance.
This is more important than ever with state moratoriums on utility shut-offs scheduled to expire at the end of the month. Other similar mandates in municipalities could also start winding down.
The consumer watchdog group Citizens Utility Board, also known as CUB, is getting the word out that this money is available.
The funding is through the state of Illinois and the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which offers help those impacted most by COVID-19.
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The $1.9 trillion federal stimulus plan that became law Thursday includes over $25 billion for the Garden State to continue unemployment benefits, expand rental assistance and prop up governments and residents with direct payments.
President Joe Biden signed the massive economic recovery plan, known as the American Rescue Plan Act, on Thursday, just days before key unemployment programs which have propped up more than 1.5 million New Jerseyans during the pandemic begin to lapse. The American Rescue Plan will put the United States on a path to defeat this virus once and for all and restore opportunity in our economy for hardworking families all across the nation, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, said in a statement.
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