DC committee advances utility aid bill: ‘We ask people to prove poverty over and over and over again’
A D.C. committee advanced a bill that would automate utility bill assistance for thousands of households. The legislation aims to remove the burden of repeated application filings for those who qualify.
Thousands of D.C. households that qualify for help paying utility bills could soon be enrolled automatically instead of repeatedly filling out applications.
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