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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 08 December 2006 |
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Thousands of low-income Indiana families face another cash-strapped,
chilly winter despite heating assistance programs aimed at keeping
their homes warm until next spring, consumer advocates say.
Although state and federal money helped heat about 158,000 Indiana
homes last winter, most low-income Hoosiers haven't benefited from that
assistance, said Dave Menzer, utility campaign coordinator for the
consumer watchdog group Citizens Action Coalition.
He said about 60 percent of the roughly 500,000 low-income
households eligible for energy assistance do not take part in those
programs - often because they are unaware such help exists.
heating costs
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