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If you or someone in your household qualifies for CalFresh or CalWORKS, or if you’re a single person making under twenty-six hundred dollars ($2,600) a month – forty-nine hundred ($4,900) for a family of four – you’re considered a low-income household. If that’s your household and you’ve fallen behind in paying your water bill, or water’s included in your rent and you’re behind in paying rent, Mike Lipsitz reports on a new program that can help bring your account back up to date…
The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program, or LIHWAP, is a federally-funded program that offers a one-time payment to help you pay your past due water or wastewater bills. Eligibility varies depending on income, location, participation from your water district, and other factors. A family of three, for example, can gross up to $4,150 a month and still qualify.
You can apply for the program and learn about other assistance through the Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County at 909-723-1500 or online at www.capsbc.org
