Your utility company cannot disconnect your service for nonpayment of overdue bills that are part of the Fresh Start program. If you miss monthly payments during the year you are on Fresh Start, your utility company should send you reminder letters.
This will give you a chance to catch up. You will have three more months at the end of the initial month period to make up any missed payments. Each customer gets just one month period with a three-month grace period at the end in which to get rid of overdue bills. Will my utility bills be the same each month on USF? But, there may still be surprises. Your actual gas or electric usage will probably turn out to be different from the amount the utility estimated.
If that is the case, your bill will be adjusted to reflect the difference. The beginning of the heating season can be a good time to get on a budget billing plan, because the budget billing plan will spread some heating costs into the following summer.
It will reflect the amount of your utility use each month, less your USF credit. The good news is that either way, if you use less energy, you will have to pay less. But you will have to pay more if you use more energy than estimated. One thing that you can do to keep costs down is to contact your local weatherization program office to find out if you are eligible for free improvements to your home. There may be additional sources of assistance that can help, and it is important to let the board know that these limits can cause hardships.
This means either that you pay utility bills yourself, or that your utilities are included in the rent. While almost all income received by anyone in the household is counted, some is not. For example, most income received by a full-time student is not counted.
Also excluded are payments received from SNAP food stamps , or from other energy assistance programs, such as Lifeline.
If your home is heated with natural gas or electricity, you may have your LIHEAP payment sent directly to the utility company. Otherwise, in most cases, a two-party check made out to you and to your fuel supplier will be sent to you. If your heat is included in the rent, your check will be made out directly to you. I live in public housing. Division of Aging Services Home. Caregiver Taskforce. Getting Answers. Staying Healthy. Getting Help at Home. Staying Safe. NJ Save. Provider Resources.
The payments shall be made pursuant to a schedule approved by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting and payments made for unused credit shall be returned to the Casino Revenue Fund pursuant to a plan approved by [ him ] the director.
For eligible residential customers receiving benefits pursuant to the program of Supplementary Security Income under P. If, at the end of a year, a person eligible for the special State utility supplement has not received the full credit for that year, a payment for the balance thereof, shall, upon certification by the commissioner, be issued by the State Treasurer.
This special State utility supplement shall be in addition to existing supplementary payments which have been or may be authorized and made pursuant to P.
Section 6 of P. The Commissioner of [ the Department of ] Human Services is authorized to direct each electric [ and ] , gas , and water utility to inform each eligible residential customer of the "Lifeline Credit Program" by separate notice. The commissioner shall approve the content of [ any such ] the notice. Prior to issuing [ any such ] the direction to a utility, and prior to approving [ any such ] the notice, the commissioner shall consult with the President of the Board of Public Utilities.
Section 7 of P. The Commissioner of [ the Department of ] Human Services shall submit a report on the "Lifeline Credit Program" to the Legislature on August 15, , and annually thereafter. On or after the effective date of P. The report shall also include an examination of alternative revenue sources to fund [ such a ] the program.
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