Federal Water Assistance Opens For Kentuckians


Courtesy of the Consolidated Appropriations Act and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, more than $18 million has been made available to Kentuckians alone for a federal Low Income Household Water Assistance Program — in what will serve as fiscal relief to those experiencing delinquency in water utilities following the pandemic.

A stop-gap as Americans regroup following job loss and layoffs, Governor Andy Beshear noted the federal aid is available to all 120 of Kentucky’s counties, and allows for benefit payments to go directly to water vendors — covering everything from late bills, past-due charges, fees and taxes for drinking and wastewater, and other important utility services.

Kentuckians who are eligible can apply now through local agencies, which for this area of Caldwell, Christian, Crittenden, Hopkins, Lyon, Livingston, Muhlenberg, Todd and Trigg counties involves the Pennyrile Allied Community Services center on 1100 South Liberty in Hopkinsville.
Those who qualify for water assistance may also qualify for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, too, and Beshear said one can apply for both at the same time and within the same application, simply providing documentation of recent bills and possibly disconnect notices.
Beshear also noted the state’s eviction relief fund, enacted in March of this year, has already doled out more than $82 million in rental assistance, and is still open and ready for applicants in need.

The temporary emergency water/wastewater program is funded through September 2023, or until the $18 million is depleted.

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