Need help paying your energy bill?

Financial Assistance Programs Available:

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) -Online Applications Now Available!
Customers with a household income at or below specific income limits can apply. Utility heating customers typically receive an average of $300 toward their electric or gas bill.

LIHEAP Emergency
Recipients of LIHEAP may be eligible to receive an additional grant of up to $700 in LIHEAP Emergency funding. To be eligible, you must be a LINEAP recipient and have received a shut off notice. You may apply for a LIHEAP Emergency grant at your local agency from March 16 through June 30 each year.

Call: 1.800.510.3102 • Apply Online: energyassistance.nj.gov

Universal Service Fund (USF)
If you apply for LIHEAP, you are also applying for USF. Electric or gas utility customers can receive from $5 to $180 per month toward their utility bills. USF accepts applications year round.

USF Fresh Start
USF customers are automatically enrolled in the USF Fresh Start program if their natural gas bill is in arrears of more than $60. Participants are required to pay their current bill on-time, every month, for 12 months, to have a past due balance erased. 1/12th of a participants overdue balance will be waived each month their current bill is paid.

Call: 1.800.510.3102 • Apply Online: energyassistance.nj.gov

Payment Assistance for Gas and Electric (PAGE)
PAGE is a state-funded utility assistance program that helps low to moderate-income families in New Jersey pay their utility bills.
The PAGE grant is administered by the Affordable Housing Alliance and is funded by the Board of Public Utilities (BPU). It is a financial assistance program designed to help households across the state or New Jersey who are experiencing economic hardship and struggling to pay their electric and natural gas bills. If you are a New Jersey resident who rents or owns a home and are facing a crisis situation that includes a documented notice of overdue payment for gas and/or electric service -you may quality.

Call: 1.855.465.8783 • Visit: njpoweron.org

Lifeline Assistance Program
Lifeline Assistance Program is a utility assistance program that offers $225 to individuals who meet the eligibility requirements of the Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled program or who receive Supplemental Security Income.

Call: 1.800.792.9745 • Visit: state.nj.us/humanservices

NJ SHARES
NJ SHARES assists income-eligible households in paying their energy, telephone and water bills. The program provides relief to people who are not eligible for other types of assistance.

Call: 1.866.657.4273 • Visit: njsharesgreen.org

NJ Comfort Partners
NJ Comfort Partners is a free energy saving and energy education program for qualified low-income customers. The program helpsyou save energy and money while making your home more energy-efficient.

Call: 1.800.915.8309 • Visit: njcleanenergy.com/cp

Customer Service: 1.800.242.5830 (Monday - Friday 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.) • elizabethtowngas.com/energyassistance