Georgia’s senators are among a group urging for the next pandemic relief package to include more help for people struggling to pay their electric bills.
U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff signed onto a letter with more than 40 other senators to Senate leaders asking for more funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, a program that helps people pay their utility bills.
“Across the nation, utilities are reporting significant increases in the number of families falling behind on their utility bills,” the senators wrote. “The National Energy Assistance Directors’ Association estimates that 15 to 20 percent of residential customers are at least 60 days behind on their electric and natural gas bills.”