This fact sheet provides a list of resources and materials to support Massachusetts advocates as they assist clients who are immigrants (both documented and undocumented). It will help determine what benefits different households might be eligible for and how to access these benefits. It also contains additional learning opportunities, as well.
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The National Consumer Law Center and the United Church of Christ Media Justice Ministry produced a new State Digital Justice Advocacy Toolkit that contains resources to help frontline groups that are working to provide broadband and communication assistance to incarcerated people, people with disabilities, low-income households, veterans, aging and rural populations, people facing language barriers,…
The National Consumer Law Center has compiled Massachusetts gas and electric arrearage data collected in DPU docket 20-58 through February 2023. Here we provide a brief update to previous reports released in February 2021, November 2021, and November 2022 on the state of arrears in MA. As of April 1, the winter moratorium that protects…
Read More about Risks of Utility Shutoffs Are Rising in Massachusetts
Deceptive marketing, overpriced contracts, and greenwashing harm consumers in states with retail electric supply markets
Read More about Retail "Choice" in Electricity Markets: A Bad Deal for Consumers and the Climate
Two recent decisions by the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) provide consumer advocates with a new and innovative approach to address affordability and help customers who struggle each month to afford, and remain connected to, essential utility service.
This issue brief provides an overview for advocates on the key federal COVID-19 relief programs that can help consumers pay for essential energy, water, and broadband service.
