Entergy Mississippi offers electric bill assistance: Here’s how to apply - WJTV

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Posted: Oct 14, 2022 / 04:35 PM CDT

Updated: Oct 14, 2022 / 04:35 PM CDT

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Entergy Mississippi is offering a one-time measure assistance recognition to immoderate electrical customers who conscionable definite criteria.

The recognition is portion of a $3.2 million Operations Bill Assist program to assistance low-income customers successful Mississippi little the outgo of their bills and is funded with $1.1 million, according to Entergy officials.

“The system and ostentation are cardinal factors of what is causing substance costs to rise. Over 300,000 Mississippians suffice for the $150 one-time measure assist, but astir 12% use for it,” said Haley Fisackerly, president of Entergy Mississippi.

Beginning astatine 9:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 19, qualifying customers volition beryllium capable to use online astatine entergybillhelp.com for a one-time $150 recognition connected their inferior bill.

The funds are disposable connected a first-come, first-served basis. It is important that you are afloat implicit and taxable your exertion arsenic soon arsenic possible, arsenic funds are limited, institution officials said. Once submitted, an applicant volition person a substance and email notification that the exertion was received.

Once the exertion is reviewed, applicants volition person different substance and email notification astir the presumption of the request. Most applications volition beryllium reviewed and determined successful astir 30 days.

Qualifications:

  • Photo ID (driver’s licence oregon state-issued ID, passport)
  • One of the pursuing income options for each income earner property 18 oregon older:
  • The archetypal leafage of the 2021 taxation return(s)
  • 2021 Form W-2(s)
  • Last paystub(s)
  • Social Security Administration 1099 oregon 1042S form(s) oregon payment determination letters
  • To qualify, customers indispensable person a full household income of up to 250% of the national poorness level, arsenic listed successful the illustration below. Eligibility requirements are by household size and income.

For much accusation and to taxable an application, visit ms-ramp.com or telephone 1-888-725-0063.

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