Peoples Natural Gas is alerting customers that the Dollar Energy Fund has opened today, and they are providing information on who can apply.
Customers can access a one-time payment from the Dollar Energy Fund for grants up to $500, on a first come first serve basis.
To qualify customers must have a total gross household income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. But, there are some more guidelines to qualify.
- Gas service is off or is at risk of being turned off
- Have applied for Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
- Account is for a single-family home or apartment
- Name on the account lives at the address
- Have made a good faith payment in the last 90 days.
If you do not know if you qualify you can call 1-800-400-9276 or the online portal.