With energy prices soaring, many in California who fell behind on their gas or electric bill during the pandemic are getting help paying past-due utility bills.
With energy prices soaring, many in California who fell behind on their gas or electric bill during the pandemic are getting help paying past-due utility bills.
$1.6 Billion Debt Relief Program
Several residents in California are getting some relief from the state for their past-due electric and gas bills, just as huge new bills for natural gas service are heading to their mailboxes automatically. For those residents who fell behind on their electric bill should receive credit without having to apply for one.
The federal and state governments provided worth more than $1.6 billion to California residents to settle past-due residential utility bills as part of their pandemic relief efforts. The $1.6 billion automatic debt relief program was first released in November and the first installment was paid to utility companies in January 2022. Rob McAndrews of the California Department of Community Services and Development, anyone who incurred charges, and charges remain unpaid, between March 4, 2020, and December 31, 2021, qualifies for assistance through the California Arrearage Payment Program or known as CAPP.
The California Arrearage Payment Program
The CAPP aid comes in two installments, with about $990 million settled to utilities by the end of January 2022 and almost $650 million paid in November. The Utility companies were given 60 days to put the funds into their customers’ accounts, which means the second round of credits should appear on utility bills no later than February.
About 1.4 million California households are anticipated to benefit from the latest CAPP installment.
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