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Financial & Legal Services Energy Assistance


*2.2% Electric Exemption Program This program permits eligible households


to qualify for an exemption from payment of the tax on their monthly electric bill. Those qualifying for this program will no longer be billed the 2.2% tax. You will not receive a money payment from this program but will save 2.2% of your monthly electricity bill.


To qualify for this program, you must:


1. Be the head of household. (Head of household is defi ned as that adult household member in whose name the monthly electric bill is received);


2. Be 62 years old or older, or between the ages of 18 to 62 and blind or otherwise totally and permanently disabled. If you do not receive a check based on blindness or total and permanent disability, you must present a statement from your doctor saying that you are blind or totally and permanently disabled to engage in gainful employment and give the reason why;


3. Share your residence with not more than one other adult person less than 62 years old. (An adult is defi ned as a person who is 18 years old or older.);


4. Have a yearly gross income for you and all members of your household of $12,000 or less.


5. Buy your electricity from a company that collects the 2.2% Gross Receipts License Tax;


6. Be an Alabama resident and live in the county where you apply, and be a U. S. citizen or legal alien;


7. Furnish a recent electric bill to show the current name, address, and customer account number in whose name the bill is received;


8. Cooperate with the Department of Human Resources by furnishing the necessary information or verifi cation required to determine your eligibility;


9. Agree to report to your local County Department of Human Resources any change of name or address on your monthly electric bill if you wish to reapply for the exemption.


Where to apply: You must apply at the Department of Human


Senior Resource Directory 2017-2018


Financial & Legal Services


Resources offi ce in the county where you live. You may apply in person or someone may obtain an application form for you which must be completed, signed by the head of household, and returned to the Department of Human Resources in the county where you live (see Government Programs, page 32). In addition, Alabama Power offers the


In addition, Alabama Power offers the Rate Rate Rider SSI (Supplemental Security Income).


Rider SSI (Supplemental Security Income). Rate Rider is the discount of the basic customer


Rate Rider is the discount of the basic customer charge of $14.50 which is available to those persons drawing SSI. Apply at your local Alabama Power Company offi ce. Please note, the Social Security


charge of $14.50 which is available to those persons drawing SSI. Apply at your local Alabama Power Company of ce. Please note, the Social Security number and name on your application should be


number and name on your application should be exactly as shown on your SSI records. Contact


exactly as shown on your SSI records. Contact 1-800-245-2244 for more information.


Program (LIHEAP) LIHEAP


1-800-245-2244 for more information. Low Income Home Energy Assistance


Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)


LIHEAP is a federally funded program to is a federally funded program to help eligible, low-income homeowners and renters


help eligible, low-income homeowners and renters meet


meet their home heating and/or cooling needs. There is a sign-up for heating costs in the winter and cooling costs in the summer. Applicants must be the head of the household or their spouse. Applicants 60 and older or disabled can authorize in writing an individual to apply for him/her. Applicants must provide proof of gross income for everyone in the household for the month prior to sign-up, Social Security numbers for all members of the household, and a copy of the latest utility bill showing the account number. Monthly income limits change annually with the Federal Poverty Guidelines. To apply, contact the call center for Community Service Programs of West Alabama at 1-877-803-5509.


Free Garbage Pick-up In 1989, Alabama adopted legislation


requiring each county or municipality to promote and provide for mandatory solid waste collection. In part, the law was established to curtail the illegal dumping and burning of household garbage. Included in the law were provisions to help fi xed income households cope with the cost of this service. Included are “households whose sole source of income is Social Security or SSI benefi ts.” To see if your county or municipality


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