New Utility Assistance Program Rolls Out

For decades, advocates and community based organizations urged adoption of a percentage of income payment plan (PIPP) as the solution to the affordability crisis facing low income households that pay utility bills.  Last year, Governor Quinn signed legislation adopting PIPP and in September 2011 we began to see this new program roll out. PIPP, a utility assistance program for low-income households with burdensome energy bills,  can help Illinois residents make regular, modest, monthly payments.

To learn more about PIPP eligibility and assistance levels, see the community fact sheets:

• English Fact Sheet
• Spanish Fact Sheet