Administers utility payment assistance once per year for income eligible households. Provides gas and electric service payment assistance. Offers heating fuel payment assistance for propane, firewood, and heating oil.
Hours: Mon 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Tue 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Wed 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Thu 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM;
Eligibility:Due to low funding, program has shifted into a point based system. Where the potential applicant must score 30 points from the following five categories.
Merced County residents with household size and monthly household income below AND
Have children under 5 years of age AND
Disabled AND
Elderly (60+) **for applicants without children but are elderly, they must be 70+ AND
Current electric charge (energy burden percentage) they have a formula of how this percentage gets translated into points.
Requirements: YOU MUST SUBMIT IN THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:
Current Photo ID (Real ID): for ALL the adults (18 years of age and older). If ID's State federal limits apply please also mail us copy of birth certificate, US. passport, or document of direct receipt of SSI or SSA benefits.
All pages of current energy bills: (PG&E, TID, MID, propane, wood, etc.) Must show account number, name, physical address, mailing address, billing date & due date, total current charges & any previous balance
Social security cards: For everyone living in the household including children. (Medi-cal cards, shot records and birth certificate will be accepted for children only.)
Current proof of income for the last 4 weeks, from everyone in the household: including wages, public assistance, social security, disability, unemployment, child support, alimony and pension. If someone living outside the home is providing you with cash assistance you need to bring a signed letter from that person with the dollar amount given. all proof of income must be dated current within the last 6 weeks.
For more information on proof of income please see here: flyer
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