Connecticut Gets $23.8 Million in State Funds

Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell has signed legislation providing $23.8 million in state funding to expand the state’s LIHEAP. The money will be used to provide a $200 increase in basic energy assistance benefits for people currently eligible for the program (those at or below 150 of federal poverty guidelines, or 200 percent if elderly). Households within 60 percent of state median income will also become eligible for the program and will receive a $300 benefit.

The funding was part of an assistance package that came during a special legislative session. The legislation also created a new $1 million program that provides $50 rebates for 20,000 households as subsidies for furnace tune-ups and weatherization installations and established a sales tax holiday November 25 through March 31 during which no sales tax will be charged on a wide variety of home-weatherization products, including programmable thermostats, caulking, and insulation.

Source: Hartford Courant

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