Spring is Coming: Here’s How to Keep Your Utilities On
Each year, residential Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) and PECO customers are protected from utility shut offs by the winter moratorium.…
Each year, residential Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) and PECO customers are protected from utility shut offs by the winter moratorium.…
A recent Pew Charitable Trusts article highlighted a growing problem across the country – overdue water bills causing the loss of a…
For years, Philadelphia operated an inefficient assistance program for low-income water customers, Philadelphia’s most economically vulnerable households. The program helped…
People of color are disproportionately burdened by unaffordable utility service. Nationally, Black and Latinx households spend a greater percentage of…
This information was last updated on June 28, 2021. For information for renters, click here. Many Homeowners Are Protected from…
This information was last updated on Thursday, May 7. For information for homeowners, click here. PA Supreme Court: No Evictions…
Utilities companies in Philadelphia are not currently shutting off service during the COVID-19 crisis! If you are already without utility…
Starting Monday, May 18th, Pennsylvania will accept applications for its new LIHEAP Recovery Crisis Program. Eligible households could receive grants…
PGW wants to increase customer rates by $70 million per year. They say the average household’s gas bill would go…
People are at risk of getting their utilities shut off, even though we are in the middle of a pandemic…
Internet access is extremely important, especially during a pandemic. But many families can’t afford home internet and don’t know how…
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides one-time grants to help families afford their heating costs. Within the past…
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued a blanket ban on utility shutoffs,…
If you are low income or receive any kind of public benefits, you may qualify for a discount on either…
On Tuesday, August 25, 2020, Community Legal Services, on behalf of our client the Tenant Union Representative Network (TURN), filed…
Recientemente se modificó la prohibición de desconectar los servicios públicos en Pensilvania, lo que significa que es posible que algunos…