Damage from coronavirus: Utility bills overwhelm nearly a third of U.S. households

Los Angeles landlords and tenants can start applying for rent relief funds from December’s federal COVID aid package on March 30, the city announced.Caught in the squeeze are people like Paula Desper, who lives in Lancaster, Pa., with her husband and the youngest two of their five children, ages 7 and 10. Desper worries about how her family will manage once the utility shutoff moratorium lifts soon in Pennsylvania.

“I always wanted to do better for my children, and I feel guilty,” Desper said. “I have my moments where I cry because I feel hopeless. I feel like I did something wrong, even though I know it wasn’t my fault.”Officials at agencies involved in financial aid for energy customers say the problem has become an urgent one.

Even bigger past-due bills have been emerging in New Jersey, said Kathy Kerr, director of utility assistance for the Affordable Housing Alliance. Before the pandemic, people who approached the organization seeking help typically had past-due balances of $800 to $1,000.

“There’s a moratorium,” said Tracey Capers, executive vice president of the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, a Brooklyn-based nonprofit that offers financial aid and counseling. “It doesn’t mean you never have to pay. That’s the concern that we have for people.” In the end, things did work out for him. With the help of the Bedford Stuyvesant organization, he managed to pay his electricity bill.

The system was broken before the Pandemic & now is just more obvious. Even the Ex-military/veterans have hard time finding homes. This world/society made by humans is a disgrace 🌎Millions of years and humans can create a world were everyone has an = chance to succeed🖕

get solar. losers lol

What’s the point of this article? To say The shut downs were bad bc people can’t work and they now have debt? You were the ones saying the shut downs are needed. Total hypocrisy by the writers and the LAT. complete tripe

horrible

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