UGI Utilities, Inc. announced Thursday that gas cost rates will increase on June 1, 2024. An additional increase is projected on December 1, 2024. The bill for a typical home heating customer will increase on June 1 from $90.94 to $95.04 or 4.5 percent. If UGI’s proposed projected rates for December 1 are approved, the bill for a typical residential heating customer will increase to $101.99 or an additional 7.3 percent. The price hike comes after rate decreases in March of this year and December 2023. Pennsylvania offers low-income heating assistance through the LIHEAP program.