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State Grant Program returns for one month, may offer customers up to$5,000 for past-due water bills

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PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 10, 2023– The Low-In- come Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP), administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, re-opened on July 10, 2023, and may provide up to $5,000 for Philadelphia Water Department customers towards delinquent water bills. Applications will be accepted through August 11, 2023.

LIHWAP is a temporary assistance program created by the American Rescue Plan Act. Philadelphia customers received over $13 million in relief during the initial application period. LIHWAP can help households that are in emergency situations maintain essential water access. Crises include:

Past-due water bills, Water service shutoffs, Threat of water service shutoffs in the next 60 days To qualify, applicants must meet income requirements and have a crisis with water service. Customers do not have to repay the grant amounts and do not need to have a shutoff notice. Learn more about LIHWAP: www.dhs.pa.gov/waterhelp

The Philadelphia Water Department encourages customers who have past-due bills to learn more and apply on the state’s Dept. of Human Services website: dhs.pa.gov/waterhelp or through a Compass account. Assistance with applications is also available at the ,…

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