State lawmakers are considering an energy-bill provision that would require moderate-income households in Massachusetts’ 21 designated equity communities to take an extra step before they can get free home weatherization.
If it passes, residents of some lower-income communities with large renter populations would have to provide more documentation than comparable households in better-off municipalities.
Here’s what to know
Under current rules, Mass Save offers free weatherization statewide to low-income and moderate-income households without requiring income paperwork. That eligibility also extends to landlords with up to four rental units.
According to Canary Media, the proposal would carve out one exception: moderate-income households in the state’s 21 designated equity communities would have to verify their income…