EVANSVILLE, Ind. — As utility prices rise, so does the need for financial aid to help pay those skyrocketing bills.

And with more Evansville residents applying for funds through utility assistance programs, local aid organizations are struggling to keep up.

Locals started noticing higher monthly bills late last year, when lofty natural gas prices and a 271 percent increase in distribution fees caused CenterPoint Energy bills to nearly double in many households.

Then, at the beginning of March, the Indiana Regulatory Committee approved the city’s request to build a new, $220 million water treatment plant, which will increase water bills by 29.1 percent over the next five years.

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