Spire extends utility assistance deadline to June 30

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Spire announces an extension to the assistance application deadline for its Missouri residential customers financially impacted by the pandemic.

Missouri residential customers with past-due balances who have been furloughed or experienced job or income loss due to the pandemic have until June 30 to receive up to $400 toward their natural gas bill. The program was originally scheduled to end on March 31. However, with approval from the Missouri Public Service Commission, the natural gas provider has twice extended the deadline to help more customers. Nearly, 5,500 customers are currently enrolled in the program.

If qualified, active Missouri residential customers who are enrolled in the program automatically receive a $100 credit toward their past-due balance on their Spire account. And if a customer has a past-due amount older than 30 days, they can receive up to an additional $300 matched, dollar-for-dollar, when they make payments to reduce their past-due balance by June 30.

To apply or learn more about the program or other ways Spire is helping customers impacted by the pandemic, visit SpireEnergy.com/Assistance.

New Spire program to help customers with rent, utility bills

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Spire Missouri offers rent and utility bill help for residential customers affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

The State Assistance for Housing Relief (SAFHR) program allows renters across Missouri assistance with past-due rent and utility bills dating back to April 2020 and up to three months of future rent and energy expenses.

Missouri’s Housing Development Commission administers the SAFHR program.

Customers can apply through the SAFHR program or through similar programs throughout the state to access relief. The federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program and the U.S. Department of Treasury fund these programs.

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“With so many people experiencing financial hardship due to the pandemic, help with rental and utility expenses is critical to our customers and communities,” said Scott Carter, president of Spire Missouri. “Fortunately, there are great resources available through the State Assistance for Housing Relief program to assist people with past-due bills when they need it most.”

Qualifications

To qualify for SAFHR, an individual must currently live in a residential rental property in Missouri and have a household income at or below 80% of the area median income (based on the most recent 30 days or the 2020 annual income). In addition, a tenant must be receiving unemployment benefits or have experienced a reduction in household income and incurred significant costs or financial hardship due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Applications for assistance are available now through Sept. 30, 2021. To learn more about the SAFHR program and how to apply, visit https://spireenergy.com/missouri-rental-assistance.

About Spire

Spire is a natural-gas utilities company. They serve 1.7 million homes and businesses in Alabama, Mississippi and Missouri. You can learn more at SpireEnergy.com.

Spire offers assistance to pandemic impacted customers struggling to pay energy bill

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Missouri energy company Spire is offering two financial assistance programs to customers struggling because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Through March 31 or until funds are exhausted, the natural gas provider is offering up to $400 in assistance for Missouri customers who have been furloughed or experienced job or income loss and have an outstanding past-due balance on their Spire account.

Qualified customers enrolled in the program will automatically receive a $100 credit toward their past due balance. Over the duration of the program, customers can receive up to an additional $300 matched, dollar-for-dollar, when they make payments to reduce their past-due balance. There is no income cap for the program, but customers must complete an application and show that they’ve sustained a loss of income or job any time after March 1, 2020, as a direct result of the pandemic.

The second assistance program offered by Spire is an 18-month payment plan for customers impacted by the pandemic. Customers can enroll by paying 10% of their past-due balance.

“As the impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues, we know that many people are still in need of help,” said Scott Carter, president of Spire Missouri. “That’s why we’re committed to finding effective ways to support our most vulnerable populations.”

To apply or learn more about the new program or other ways Spire is helping customers impacted by the pandemic, visit SpireEnergy.com/Assistance