Do you know someone in Madison County who is having trouble paying his utility bills?
This time of year, when temperatures have risen consistently above 32 degrees after April 1, utility companies are allowed to cut off service to delinquent customers.
Ameren IP offers payment plan options that allow the customer to pay 25 percent of the past due bill and the remainder in monthly installments. Once the full amount of the bill is paid, service can be reconnected.
For residents who meet certain income requirements, Illinois Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds are available to help.
And for families with income that exceeds the LIHEAP limits, help is still available with with one-time grants. These grants are given to families with extreme hardship issues such as military deployment, medical challenges, family tragedies, loss of income or theft.
Call 877-411-WARM (9276) for details. Or visit the LIHEAP web site.
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About the Author: Nancy Milton, GRI, is a Realtor with the Just Ducky Homes team at Coldwell Banker Brown Realtors in Edwardsville, Illinois. She and Kristina Pratt help their customers buy and sell homes and investment properties in St. Louis' Illinois suburbs of Madison and St. Clair counties with special emphasis on real estate in the communities of Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Maryville, Collinsville and Troy. For more information, visit their web site at http://www.JustDuckyHomes.com or e-mail Nancy@JustDuckyHomes.com.
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About the Author: Nancy Milton, GRI, is a REALTOR with the GoshenRealtyGroup at RE/MAX Preferred Partners in Edwardsville, Illinois. She and Kristina Pratt help their customers buy and sell homes and investment properties in St. Louis' Illinois suburbs with special emphasis on homes for sale in Madison County and the communities of Edwardsville, Glen Carbon, Maryville, Collinsville, Troy, Bethalto and surrounding areas.
Goshen Realty Group takes its name from the earliest nickname for Madison County, Illinois -- the Land of Goshen -- coined when the region's first settlers compared their new home east of the Mississippi River to the biblical land of peace and plenty.
For more information, visit GoshenRealtyGroup.com or e-mail Nancy at Nancy@GoshenRealtyGroup.com. Text or call Nancy at 618-791-8007. REMAX Preferred Partners is located at One 157 Center, Edwardsville, IL 62025.
Please note that individual listings periodically mentioned in this blog are accurately described in terms of availability and price at the time of the posting. Because properties are constantly coming on and off the market, please contact Nancy for the latest information on those that are of particular interest to you.
Good information - sometimes responsible owners just need a bit of guidance and time to pay those bills.
Absoutely, Ryan. It's especially hard on first-timers who might not have thought through all of their expenses. I always make a point of telling them that the house is just the beginning of their expenses, not the end. Thanks!