The #COVID19 crisis put millions of Americans in financial peril, hitting households of color particularly hard and moratoriums on utility shutoffs instituted in many states to #ProtectConsumers have already expired. 1/6 nclc.org/media-center/c…
Millions of utility customers face the threat of shutoff due to the inability to pay their #energy bills and unpaid #utilitybills are accruing across the country. #COVID19 #LIHEAP #HomeworkGap #Lifeline #ProtectHomeowners 2/6 nclc.org/media-center/c…
New analysis from @NCLC4consumers finds that without additional aid and flexible repayment programs, millions of families and #smallbiz will face or are already facing a mountain of debt that they can’t pay, placing them at high risk of disconnection. 3/6 nclc.org/media-center/c…
#COVID19 placed massive financial strain on low-income Americans already struggling to pay #utilitybills & created a major burden on #smallbiz owners & residential utility customers. Customers inability to pay their #energybills is of grave concern. 4/6 nclc.org/media-center/c…
“We know that more low-income Black (20%) and Hispanic (28%) households already reported having more trouble paying their bills than white (12%) households between last June and August,” said Anna Kowanko, co-author of the report. 5/6 nclc.org/media-center/c…
“Although our analysis just looked at #MA arrearages, it’s likely happening in most, if not all states in the US." Federal & state govts must collect data by zip code to help address #racialdisparities & to identify customers who are most at risk." 6/6 nclc.org/media-center/c…
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