In 2023, over 330,000 Pennsylvanian households had their gas, electric, or water shut off because they could not afford to pay – and nearly 25% of Pennsylvanians reported foregoing food, medicine, and other basic needs to keep up with utility costs.[1] Chapter 14 of the Public Utility Code creates unreasonable challenges for low and…
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Información en Español. This information was last updated on March 23, 2021. Download flyer with this information here. If you live in Philadelphia and are behind on your gas or electric bills or have already received a shutoff notice, follow these steps right away to avoid losing service. Apply for utility grants from LIHEAP, UESF,…
Today, Community Legal Services and the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project released a report that reveals that Black and Latinx households in Pennsylvania are more likely to experience unaffordable utility costs and fall behind on their utility bills at a much higher rate than white households. Many of these same communities were hardest hit by COVID-19…
As COVID-19 continues to devastate Pennsylvania, utility terminations remain a threat to public health and safety. Here’s what you can do to make sure the most vulnerable Pennsylvanians remain protected from shutoff. What has Happened So Far: March 2020: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issues a ban…
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) issued a blanket ban on utility shutoffs, protecting customers from losing their utility service because of unpaid bills. In October 2020, the PUC changed the ban to allow shutoffs, BUT low-income customers (below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level, or FPL) remain…
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides one-time grants to help families afford their heating costs. Within the past year, LIHEAP has helped more than 310,000 Pennsylvanians pay their heating bills, restore their heating service, or prevent their heating service from being shut off. LIHEAP has helped families with seniors, young children, or people…
