In North Carolina, where Ms. Dandridge lives, a moratorium on utility disconnections ended Sept. 1. Ms. Dandridge, 36 years old, said her unemployment insurance payments, which she applied for in June, have yet to arrive. It may be the end of the month,” said Ms. Dandridge, whose four children take classes on school-issued laptops in her apartment in Fayetteville. “I don’t know when they’re going to turn it off.”Since the pandemic started, 36 states have issued moratoriums on utility shut-offs for people who couldn’t pay their bills. In other states, utility companies voluntarily stopped disconnecting customers who fell behind.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 26, 2020 09:33 UTC