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Assistance ramps up as Tampa Bay seniors struggle with utility bills
One Pinellas organization has doubled aid to seniors this fall, and funding is starting to run out.
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A lineman with Service Electric Co. works on a project at a Duke Energy substation Jan. 7 on Ulmerton Road in Largo. During the pandemic, Duke has been working with customers on payment options and financial assitance. [ DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | TImes ]
Published Dec. 24, 2020
Tampa Bay area assistance programs are working to keep up with demand this fall and winter as seniors grapple with the financial toll of the coronavirus pandemic.
Assistance payments from October to December are twice what they were over the same period last year from the federal Emergency Home Energy Assistance for the Elderly Program, according to Amber Bridges, a manager for the Pinellas Opportunity Council.