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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001752724-23-245318
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	N-CEN
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20230831
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231109
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231109
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20231109

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALLSPRING UTILITIES & HIGH INCOME FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001279014
		IRS NUMBER:				364548459
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
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		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-21507
		FILM NUMBER:		231393129

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1415 VANTAGE PARK DRIVE
		STREET 2:		3RD FLOOR
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28203
		BUSINESS PHONE:		857-776-4824

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		101 SEAPORT BLVD
		STREET 2:		FLOOR 11
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02210

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WELLS FARGO UTILITIES & HIGH INCOME FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20151216

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	WELLS FARGO ADVANTAGE UTILITIES & HIGH INCOME FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100719

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EVERGREEN UTILITIES & HIGH INCOME FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040209
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<p style="margin-bottom:20.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:12.0pt;">Report of
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:107%;">To the Shareholders of
the Fund and Board of Trustees<br>
Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund:</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:107%;">In planning and
performing our audit of the financial statements of Allspring Utilities and
High Income Fund (the Fund), as of and for the year ended
August&nbsp;31,&nbsp;2023, in accordance with the standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), we considered the
Fund's internal control over financial reporting, including controls over
safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for
the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply
with the requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:107%;">Management of the Fund is
responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over
financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments
by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of
controls. A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal
control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that
(1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets
of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded
as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, and
that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance
with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a
material effect on the financial statements.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:107%;">Because of its inherent
limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or
detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to
future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because
of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or
procedures may deteriorate.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:107%;">A deficiency in internal
control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a
control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of
performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a
timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of
deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is
a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company&#8217;s annual
or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely
basis.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:107%;">Our consideration of the
Fund's internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose
described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all
deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses under
standards established by the PCAOB. However, we noted no deficiencies in the
Fund's internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including
controls over safeguarding securities, that we consider to be a material
weakness as defined above as of August&nbsp;31,&nbsp;2023.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;page-break-after:avoid;"><font face="times new roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:107%;">This
report is intended solely for the information and use of the management and the
Board of Trustees of Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund and the
Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be
used by anyone other than these specified parties.</font></p>

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