Oklahoma City government touts ODHS 'water and wastewater bill pay assistance program' - City-sentinel

Oklahoma City Utilities customers who request assistance paying a h2o oregon wastewater measure whitethorn present crook to the Oklahoma Department of Human Services for help, the authorities of Oklahoma City noted successful a property merchandise this week.

Customers who request assistance whitethorn use done the agency’s website astatine OKDHSLive.org.

The City of Oklahoma City partnered with Oklahoma Human Services to supply measure wage assistance for eligible lawsuit households arsenic portion of their Low Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP).

According to the government's property release, "Priority volition beryllium fixed to households with aged oregon disabled individuals, oregon with children nether 5 years of age. Only 1 outgo per year, per qualified household is allowed for each program. Payments whitethorn lone spell toward the h2o and wastewater information of a customer’s bill. Payments whitethorn not beryllium applied toward trash and recycling, tempest h2o monitoring, EMSA, oregon different work charges."

Two programs are available:

* The non-emergency h2o measure wage programme provides a one-time outgo per national fiscal twelvemonth for households who conscionable the income and assets guidelines outlined by Oklahoma Human Services.

* The h2o situation programme provides assistance with a one-time outgo per national fiscal twelvemonth for households who conscionable the income and assets guidelines outlined by Oklahoma Human Services, and person a verifiable h2o crisis, disconnected service, oregon volition beryllium disconnected wrong 72 hours.

Income Eligibility guidelines explained

To suffice for the program, the maximum monthly gross income per household is:

1 person: $1,473

3 people: $2,495

4 people: $3,007

5 people: $3,518

6 people: $4,029

7 people: $4,541

8 people: $5,052

For much accusation and to apply, sojourn OKDHSLive.org.