Winter Utility Help Ends March 31
LCCAA's HEAP Program has distributed just over a quarter of a million dollars in benefits since Nov. 1.
The Winter Crisis Program provides utility help to customers of regulated utilities annually to help with high costs of high during the coldest months of the year.
Since Nov. 1, 1,788 clients have received help paying bills with a total of $253,209.56 in funds distributed. Another 942 were enrolled or re-enrolled in the state's PIPP Plus program which reduces utility bills to a percentage of the client's income.
Residents are urged to call the HEAP hotline at 1-855-806-9620 to make an appointment. The automated line is available 24 hours a days, 7 days a week. To be eligible for help, residents must live at or below 175% of the federal poverty line.
Appointments and walk-in hours are available at both the Lorain office at 401 Broadway and the Wellington office at 115 Willard Memorial Square.
For walk-in hours and more information on the program, click
here. The program ends March 31.
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