2007 Press Release: Utility Rate Relief / Assistance
For immediate release
July 6, 2007
CEDA LIHEAP Summer Energy Assistance Program begins on July 9,
2007, and will conclude on July 20, 2007 or when funds are
exhausted.
The LIHEAP Summer Energy Assistance Program is targeted to
at-risk households, defined as seniors, persons with disabilities,
families with children less than 36 months of age as of the date of
application, and those with medical conditions that would be
aggravated by extreme heat. To qualify, these at-risk
households must have incomes equal to or less than 150 percent of
the poverty level as defined in the guidelines (available below).
Benefits can be provided only to income-eligible households that
can be included in one of the following groups.
- Households that contain a member with a medical condition that
can be ameliorated by air conditioning, such as asthma, emphysema,
coronary disease and terminal illness. Required
documentation must include a doctor's certification letter dated
within the last ninety days, stating that the medical condition
would be aggravated by extreme heat.
- Households that contain a member who is elderly (age 60 &
above).
- Households that contain children two years of age or younger.
- Households that contain a member receiving social security
disability benefits or with a pending determination case at the
Social Security Administration. Required documentation must
include a letter of determination from the Social Security
Administration or receipt of social security disability benefit
statement.
The focus of the cooling program is electric service. The
program's benefits are Summer Energy Assistance payments of $150.00
to ComEd. There will be no cash payments for renters that do
not have a utility account.
Call CEDA LIHEAP Hotline for the closest intake site at (800)
571-CEDA (2332).
CEDA Announcement and Income
Guidelines
ComEd Rate Relief and Assistance
Package Brochure
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