New York: Low Income Water Assistance Program accepting applications now - WUTR/WFXV - CNYhomepage.com

by: Gene Morse

Posted: Oct 20, 2022 / 01:22 PM EDT

Updated: Oct 20, 2022 / 01:22 PM EDT

NEW YORK (WWTI) — The Low Income Household Water Assistance Program helps low-income households wage the outgo of h2o and sewer services. The programme tin besides assistance with past-due h2o and sewer bills, according to the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance website.

The payment is based connected the existent magnitude owed for h2o and/or sewer, with a maximum of $2500 per h2o oregon sewer supplier oregon $5000 for combined services per applicant household. The programme pays the h2o and sewer vendors directly.

If you are facing an emergency, you whitethorn beryllium eligible for impermanent assistance and tin use online oregon capable retired an exertion and taxable it to your section section of societal services. The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance encourages households not to hold until their h2o is unopen disconnected to use for assistance.

The caller programme twelvemonth began connected Oct. 1 and households who person received the payment successful the past whitethorn beryllium eligible for further assistance.

Eligibility and benefits are based on:

• Income;
• Household size; and
• Amount owed to h2o and/or sewer providers.

Your household whitethorn beryllium eligible for a payment if:

• You oregon a subordinate of your household are a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, oregon qualified alien;
• Your household’s gross monthly income is astatine oregon beneath the existent income guidelines for your household size;
• You person Home Energy Assistance Program benefits;
• You person Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits;
• You person Temporary Assistance;
• You person Code a Supplemental Security Income;
• You wage a vendor straight for your h2o and/or sewer usage; and
• Your water, sewer, oregon combined h2o and sewer relationship is 20 days past the owed date, you person a h2o lien that is levied connected your section spot taxes, oregon your water, sewer, oregon combined h2o and sewer work is terminated oregon different facing disconnection owed to unpaid arrears.

2022-2023 LIHWAP Monthly Income Limits

Applicants request to see copies of the pursuing documents with their application:

• Proof of individuality for the superior applicant;
• A valid Social Security Number for the superior applicant;
• Proof of residence;
• A water, sewer oregon combined h2o and sewer measure listing your imperishable and superior residence; and
• Documentation of income for the superior applicant.

Applicants should taxable copies of immoderate documentation and not originals.

Applicants tin use online oregon successful writing by printing and mailing oregon faxing the exertion to:

NYS LIHWAP
PO Box 1789
Albany, NY 12201

Fax: 518-486-1259

The exertion should beryllium completed by the idiosyncratic who has superior and nonstop work for outgo of the water, sewer oregon combined h2o and sewer bill.