Utility relief available to people, businesses with overdue balances due to COVID-19
People who were late paying their utility bills due to the coronavirus pandemic are getting help. There is assistance for businesses, too.
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NORFOLK, Va. Help has arrived for individuals in the Hampton Roads area who were unable to pay their utility bills due to being impacted by the coronavirus.
The Hampton Roads Water and Wastewater utilities are providing assistance to small business owners and residents with overdue balances that were caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
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HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - Local residents and small business owners who are facing past-due utility bills because of COVID-19 can now apply for a relief fund.
Through the federal CARES Act, Hampton Roads water and wastewater utilities are providing assistance through the Commonwealth of Virginiaâs Municipal Utility Relief Program.
They will provide assistance to residents and businesses with COVID-related overdue balances until Jan. 27 or until the funding runs out.
âWe are urging qualifying Hampton Roads residents and small business owners to apply for this funding today, not tomorrow,â said Edward G. Henifin, general manager of Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD). âThe process is quick and easy, but the funds are only available for a limited time.â