Politics & Government NC program to weatherize low-income homes has stalled. Whose fault is it? By Adam Wagner Updated July 24, 2025 12:25 PM ...

By Greg Childress NC Newsline With much fanfare, EMPOWERment Inc., held a ribbon-cutting in April for P.E.A.C.H Apartments, a 10-unit affordable housing complex it developed for low-income ...

That’s public housing. That day is gone.” But there hasn’t been a debate about whether all of the new Centre South apartments should be for very low income, only whether some should be.

Broken down, 10 units will be reserved for households making 30% or less of the area's median income, 19 units for households making 50% or less, and 14 units for those making 60% or less.

Alleghany, Ashe, Watauga and Wilkes counties are among 25 in which households are eligible to apply for state Low Income Energy Assistance benefits as part of Hurricane Helene disaster relief ...

As of Jan. 1, people can apply for the North Carolina Low Income Energy Assistance Program. It is a federally-funded program that provides a one-time payment to help with heating bills.