At LCCM, we understand life throws curveballs that affect your ability to pay for your regular monthly bills. Depending on your circumstances, you may be eligible for utility payment assistance, but you may also be eligible for other forms of help. Rather than just making a utility payment, LCCM will try to assist you as you work to stabilize your overall financial situation by connecting you to appropriate community resources so you are set up for success moving forward.
All applicants seeking help must go through our application process. Please be advised starting September 16, all applicants for utility payment assistance (with the exception of UGI), will be required to make an appointment for a consultation with a member of our Connections and Support Services team to determine the community resources available to you and/or the level of financial payment assistance we may be able to provide. We will ask you a series of questions to determine how to best assist you. Your case will then be reviewed and a staff member will reach out to you in 1 to 2 business days.
For families seeking utility payment assistance, the following must be done:
Our caring staff will then ask you a series of questions about the hardship you are facing and about your income and expenses. You must bring your bill with the accurate amount due at the time of the request. We recommend coming to us sooner rather than later as each application must undergo a review process. We may be able to provide partial assistance after a thorough and accurate intake is completed and reviewed by our team. A maximum dollar amount has been established and will not be exceeded per request. Because all household circumstances are unique, LCCM reviews all requests on a case-by-case basis. Do not expect payments to be made the same day of your initial appointment. Applying for financial payment assistance is not a guarantee of receiving financial payment assistance. All cases will be reviewed by the Community and Support Services team to determine eligibility.
LCCM does not provide rental or mortgage assistance. Please contact Community Action Partnership for more information: (717) 273-9328
Here is more detail to know about oil, water/sewer, and electric bill help:
For families seeking utility payment assistance, the following must be done:
- Call to schedule an appointment
- Bring to your appointment household income information, ID, bank statements and your current bill
Our caring staff will then ask you a series of questions about the hardship you are facing and about your income and expenses. You must bring your bill with the accurate amount due at the time of the request. We recommend coming to us sooner rather than later as each application must undergo a review process. We may be able to provide partial assistance after a thorough and accurate intake is completed and reviewed by our team. A maximum dollar amount has been established and will not be exceeded per request. Because all household circumstances are unique, LCCM reviews all requests on a case-by-case basis. Do not expect payments to be made the same day of your initial appointment. Applying for financial payment assistance is not a guarantee of receiving financial payment assistance. All cases will be reviewed by the Community and Support Services team to determine eligibility.
LCCM does not provide rental or mortgage assistance. Please contact Community Action Partnership for more information: (717) 273-9328
Here is more detail to know about oil, water/sewer, and electric bill help:
Energy Assistance
Families or individuals may be eligible for assistance with heating energy, whether it be heating oil or another heating source such as coal or wood. LIHEAP is always your first point of contact. Please contact LIHEAP to see if you qualify.
Eligibility: Assistance is only available during LIHEAP's enrollment season, which typically opens in November. With heating oil, the potential recipient must be completely out of oil or have less than one quarter tank. LCCM can only provide up to 100 gallons of heating oil.Those in need of assistance are encouraged to call (717) 272-4400 for next steps.
For assistance with UGI, please click here.
Eligibility: Assistance is only available during LIHEAP's enrollment season, which typically opens in November. With heating oil, the potential recipient must be completely out of oil or have less than one quarter tank. LCCM can only provide up to 100 gallons of heating oil.Those in need of assistance are encouraged to call (717) 272-4400 for next steps.
For assistance with UGI, please click here.
Water Assistance
For assistance with water and/or sewer bills, the potential client should show the inability to pay the bill. LCCM may only be able to pay a portion of the total bill. A maximum dollar amount has been established and will not be exceeded per request.
electric
Anyone seeking assistance with electric must contact your supplier first to determine eligibility for their financial assistance programs before seeking services from LCCM. The potential client should show the inability to pay the bill. LCCM may only be able to pay a portion of the total bill. A maximum dollar amount has been established and will not be exceeded per request.
If you are a Met-Ed customer, start here.
For PPL customers, start here.
If you are a Met-Ed customer, start here.
For PPL customers, start here.