Advocacy to Manage Low-Income Utility Debt in the Age of COVID-19
Powerpoint presented during a webinar series on the impact of COVID-19 on utility ratemaking.
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What States Can Do to Help Consumers: Medical Debt
Medical debt harms tens of millions of consumers, with nearly 1 in 6 Americans contacted by a debt collector over a healthcare bill, and 21% of residents in mainly nonwhite zip codes with at least one medical debt in collection on their credit reports.
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What States Can Do to Help Consumers: Energy Insecurity
Over a quarter of U.S. households face challenges in paying energy bills or keeping their homes heated or cooled, including 50% of households with less than $20,000 in annual income.
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What States Can Do to Help Consumers: Criminal Justice Debt
Criminal justice debt functions as a regressive tax on a state’s poorest and most vulnerable residents. Approximately 4 out of 5 criminal defendants are too poor to hire their own lawyers, yet they often fund government with fines and fees.
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Testimony of Olivia Wein Before the Maryland House Economic Matters Committee Hearing on HB 1224—Electricity and Gas—Energy Suppliers—Assisted Customers
All states that have examined the financial impact of alternative energy suppliers on residential consumers have reached similar findings – alternative energy suppliers charge customers more for utility service that is essentially identical to distribution utility service.
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Testimony of NCLC Staff Attorney Ariel Nelson Supporting CT HB 6528
Written Testimony of Ariel Nelson, Staff Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center in Support of H.B. 6528 before the Housing Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly, 2021 Regular Session
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Testimony in Support of MD S.B. 686, Residential Electricity and Gas Supply Billing Information—Reports
Most consumers pay more for competitive supply than they would have paid for service from their utility companies. And the very small number of consumers who do manage to save money see only minor savings.
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Testimony in Support of MD S.B. 685, Electricity and Gas—Energy Suppliers—Assisted Customers
Most consumers pay more for competitive supply than they would have paid for service from their utility companies. And the very small number of consumers who do manage to save money see only minor savings.
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Testimony in Support of MD S.B. 681, Comprehensive Protections for Residential Consumers
Most consumers pay more for competitive supply than they would have paid for service from their utility companies. And the very small number of consumers who do manage to save money see only minor savings.
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Testimony in Support of House Bill 3076
Medical debt is one of the most prevalent types of consumer debt. 13% of Oregon residents inpredominantly white zip codes have one or more medical debts in collection on their creditreports, increasing to 15% for residents of predominantly non-white zip codes. Among U.S.consumers, 52% of collection items on credit reports are for medical debts. Medical…
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Testimony in Support of HB 982, Public Utilities—Low-Income and Middle-Income Housing—Energy Performance Targets
Written Testimony of Olivia Wein, National Consumer Law Center in Support of HB 982, Public Utilities – Low-Income and Middle-Income Housing – Energy Performance Targets
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Testimony Before Joint Financial Services Committee in Support of S.578/H.919: An Act Relative to Fairness in Debt Collection.
The National Consumer Law Center thanks Senator Eldridge for introducing S.578 and Representative Brodeur for introducing its companion H.919 and offers the following testimony in support of S.578/H.919
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