Financial relief available to low-income utility customers in Kansas, Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Qualifying utility clients can apply for the Low Revenue Vitality Help Program to obtain monetary help in direction of electrical or fuel payments in 2023.

Functions for the profit opened Tuesday in Kansas. The deadline to use is 5 p.m. on March 31.

Kansas candidates should personally pay for utility prices and have proof that they lately bought heating.

Prospects in Kansas will qualify for help if the mixed gross revenue of these dwelling at an handle is at or under 150% of the federal poverty stage.

For instance, an individual who lives alone would qualify if their gross month-to-month revenue is lower than $1,700, whereas a household of three can not exceed $2,879 in gross month-to-month revenue.

The common profit obtained in Kansas is $1,180, however the quantity obtained will fluctuate primarily based on family revenue, variety of residents at an handle and the kind of dwelling and heating gasoline.

The profit is a one-time fee used towards both fuel or heating payments.

Kansas residents can apply by means of the Kansas Division for Youngsters and Households web site.

Evergy stated it would maintain occasions to assist Kansas clients apply for reduction, however reduction is offered for patrons no matter their utility companies firm.

In Missouri, vitality help of as much as $1,600 is offered to assist pay for heating or cooling payments.

Missouri residents might qualify if they’re accountable for paying for utilities, are a Missouri resident and U.S. citizen, have a most of $3,000 of their financial institution accounts, retirement accounts or investments and have a month-to-month revenue that falls inside Missouri’s month-to-month most restrict primarily based on family dimension.

A single-resident dwelling in Missouri qualifies for vitality reduction if their month-to-month revenue is at $2,370 or much less, whereas a family of three qualifies with a month-to-month revenue of at most $3,829.

Info on how Missouri residents can apply for vitality reduction is offered on the Missouri Division of Social Companies web site.