Current News

Sep/Oct 2011 FSC Newsletter
One of the necessary tools to make available in responding to unpaid utility bills is the deferred payment arrangement (DPA). This issue presents an annotated model DPA regulation that FSC prepared for consideration by state regulators.


Jul/Aug 2011 FSC Newsletter
"Utility allowances" provided to Section 8 tenants are a critical component of the nation's affordable housing program. This issue reviews the adequacy of Section-8 utility allowances in Pennsylvania, finding that those allowances do not comply with federal law and the HUD process for ensuring compliance routinely fails.


May/Jun 2011 FSC Newsletter
Considerable dispute exists over whether low-income status is affirmatively associated with low-use status. This issue identifies cautions that must be considered when a utility bases conclusions on data derived from a study of "median incomes" in its service territory.


Mar/Apr 2011 FSC Newsletter
Housing affordability and home energy costs march hand-in-hand. This issue reviews an analysis of rental affordability in Pennsylvania and discusses how low rents do not ensure affordability when routinely coupled with higher than normal energy costs.

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