Low-income Iowans struggling to pay their electric, natural gas and water
bills can now receive up to $2,000 to help them avoid disconnected service.

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Friday she will use federal CARES Act funding
<https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/07/iowa-has-received-billions-covid-19-funding-heres-where-its-going/3402108001/>
to
launch the Residential Utility Disruption Prevention program, which will
help Iowans who have lost income due to the coronavirus.

"For Iowans who lost their job or saw their paycheck shrink as a result of
the COVID-19 pandemic, the Residential Utility Disruption Prevention
Program will help them keep the power on and their water running," Reynolds
said in a news release.

The program is open to Iowa homeowners whose primary residence is in Iowa,
as well as to renters whose utility accounts are in their own name.

To qualify, applicants must either have an unpaid utility bill balance or
have already entered into a payment plan with a utility provider. They must
have an annual income under 80% of the median family income, which is based
on county and household size. For a family of four in Polk County, the
upper limit would be $71,350, according to a county-by-county
<https://www.iowafinance.com/content/uploads/2020/10/Residential-Utility-Income-Limits.pdf>
breakdown
published by the state.
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*Debbie Neustadt *


*Des Moines, Iowa*

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