EMERGENCY LIHEAP GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PGW CUSTOMERS IMPACTED BY COVID-19
Posted on:May 18, 2020Customers with a past-due balance will be eligible for up to $800
PHILADELPHIA (May 18, 2020) – Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) low-income customers who have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and have past-due balances may be eligible for up to $800 through LIHEAP’s (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) Recovery Crisis Program. Customers are encouraged to assign their funds to the utility that provides heat to their homes.
The program will be open from May 18 through Aug. 31 (or until funding is exhausted). A simplified application process allows customers to apply by mail, the state’s COMPASS website, the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services’ (DHS) website or by visiting PGWORKS.COM/CRISIS. Customers who received LIHEAP grants this past winter are urged to call 215-560-1583 and verbally request the new crisis assistance.
“PGW is pleased that more LIHEAP funding is now available for our customers, many of whom are facing significant hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Tyra Jackson, PGW’s Director of Regulatory Compliance. “This funding will ease some concerns for many of our customers who rely on natural gas service for cooking, heat and hot water as they manage through these difficult times.”
Customers only need to be past due on their PGW bill to apply. Service termination notices are not required for customers to be eligible for the additional LIHEAP grants, which are administered by DHS and made possible by the U.S. CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act. The grants are available to both renters and homeowners and do not have to be repaid.
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