Event Date: 02/17/2023
Start Time: 09:00 am
The Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program
(LIHWAP) is a temporary emergency program to help low-income households pay overdue water and wastewater bills. Michigan received emergency funding from Congress to administer this program. This program is available to low-income homeowners or renters. Funding is administered through MDHHS to Community Action Agencies (CAAs) statewide until September 30, 2023, unless depleted prior to that date.
Allowable Services:
Direct past due water bill assistance for household accounts in arrears or disconnect status, including reconnection fees when services have been disconnected.
Eligibility:
Qualified water bill account holders must:
Be a residential account.
Be in arrears or disconnect status.
Be under 150% Federal Poverty Level and/or actively receiving Family Independence
Program/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (FIP/TANF), Food Assistance Program/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (FAP/SNAP), State Emergency Relief (SER), Social Security Supplemental Income (SSI).
Attached File(s): 1 file(s) uploaded to Google Drive:
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LIHWAP Flyer (003).pdf (445 KB) |