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June 2006 |
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MAIN Scores 2 VictoriesFuel Assistance
MAIN member, Butch Dawbins, asked Maine Equal Justice to try to make a change to the Fuel Assistance (LIHEAP) program. The change was to make sure that people in the PASS (Program to Achieve Self Sufficiency) can get Fuel Assistance.
PASS is a program run by Social Security for people on disability who are starting a business. It allows people to make extra money or save money and still keep their disability. In Maine, there are only a handful of people on the program.
Maine State Housing Authority which runs LIHEAP agreed to change the rules so people on PASS can also get fuel assistance.
If you are in PASS and you are told you can’t get Fuel Assistance, contact Jack Comart at MEJP, 626-7058 ext. 202. For information about PASS, call your local Social Security office.
Electric Bills
MEJP, on behalf of MAIN, argued before the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) that low-income Maine people needed more help with their electric bills. Rising fuel prices and electric rates have hit low-income Maine people the hardest. The Maine PUC just voted to increase the Electric Lifeline Program (ELP) by 20%, the first increase in years! This program helps low-income people pay their electric bills.
The Electric Lifeline Program (ELP) will give you lower electric rates. If you need help with your electric bill, you should sign up for the Electric Lifeline Program (ELP). You can do this when you sign up for fuel assistance (LIHEAP).
