The Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) helps low income households pay the cost of water and sewer services. The program can assist households who have past due bills (arrears) for water and/or sewer services.  Eligibility and benefits are based on income, household size, and amount owed to water and/or sewer provider(s).

Your household may be eligible for a benefit if:

You or a member of your household are a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, or qualified alien, and

Your household's gross monthly income is at or below the current income guidelines for your household size as posted in the table below, or

You receive Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) benefits, or

You receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, or

You receive Temporary Assistance (TA), or

You receive Code A Supplemental Security Income (SSI Living Alone), and

You pay a vendor directly for your water and/or sewer usage, and

Your water, sewer, or combined water and sewer account is twenty (20) days past the due date, you have a water lien that is levied on your local property taxes, or your water, sewer, or combined water and sewer service is terminated or otherwise facing disconnection due to unpaid arrears

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