The Community Start-up and Maintenance Benefit (CSUMB) and the Home Repairs Benefit were both eliminated in the 2012 budget. The cuts will come into force in January 2013. CSUMB can be used to prevent disconnection of utilities (gas, electricity, water) or to restore utility services if there has been a disconnection of service. It can [...]
Registration is now open for the LIEN annual conference, “Forging Ahead: Shaping Ontario’s Low-Income Energy Future”. Draft Agenda Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Location: Thomas Lounge, Oakham House, 63 Gould Street There is no registration fee for the conference and lunch will be provided, but we ask that you [...]
The LIEN annual conference will be held on Wednesday, May 26, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Oakham House, Ryerson University, Toronto. This exciting (and free) event is a gathering for anti-poverty, affordable housing and environmental advocates to share experiences and engage in an action agenda on low-income energy issues. More information, [...]
The Minister of Energy and Infrastructure is in the process of developing a province-wide integrated program for low-income energy consumers. As a result, the Minister has requested that the OEB not proceed with the LEAP implementation in advance of a ministerial direction. The Minister further indicated that the MEI, in the development of its program, would build upon the work the OEB [...]
LIEN is very concerned about the impact of smart submetering on housing affordability for low-income tenants who right now pay for electricity in their rent and already struggle to pay for other basic necessities such as food, clothing, transportation and medicine. Having utilities included in rent is a fundamental and valuable term in residential [...]
