{"id":35216,"date":"2018-04-18T14:02:32","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T21:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crpud.net\/?page_id=35216"},"modified":"2023-09-28T09:44:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:44:30","slug":"programs-for-income-qualified-customers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.crpud.net\/customer-service\/income-qualified-assistance\/programs-for-income-qualified-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Programs for Income-Qualified Customers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We have several programs available to assist income-qualified PUD customers with their utility bills. If you have a limited income and need assistance with your bill, please contact Customer Accounts at (503) 397-0590<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0info@crpud.org<\/a>\u00a0to learn more.<\/p>\n

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PUD Assistance Programs<\/h2>\n

See the\u00a0guidelines we use<\/a>\u00a0in determining eligibility for these programs.<\/p>\n

The GLOW Fund<\/h3>\n

The Neighbor’s GLOW (Give Light, Offer Warmth) Fund provides emergency bill payment assistance to income-qualified PUD customers. GLOW is funded through generous customer contributions, employee fundraisers, and surplus scrap metal proceeds.<\/p>\n

See how to donate to or apply for\u00a0the GLOW Fund<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Special Waiver<\/h3>\n

The Special Waiver program provides an $18 discount on the monthly Base Charge to income-qualified customers.<\/p>\n

Find out if you are eligible for\u00a0the Special Waiver<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Income-Qualified Senior Discount<\/h3>\n

The Income-Qualified Senior Discount program provides an $18 discount on the monthly Base Charge and a 10% discount on the Energy Charges on the bill.<\/p>\n

See the criteria for\u00a0the Income-Qualified Senior Discount<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Community Action Team Assistance Programs<\/h2>\n

Income-Qualified Weatherization<\/h3>\n

The PUD partners with Community Action Team to provide free weatherization services to households at or below 60% of Oregon’s median income, whose primary source of space heating is electricity. Community Action Team provides similar services to households whose primary source of space heating is non-electric.<\/p>\n

See how the\u00a0income-qualified weatherization<\/a>\u00a0program works.<\/p>\n

The LIHEAP Program<\/h2>\n

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally-funded program that helps low-income households with home heating costs.<\/p>\n

Community Action Team distributes LIHEAP funds in our area. For more information about LIHEAP, contact Community Action Team at\u00a0(503) 397-4951<\/strong>\u00a0or visit the\u00a0CAT website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other Assistance Programs<\/h2>\n

BenefitsCheckUp<\/h3>\n

Many adults over 55 need help paying for prescription drugs, health care, utilities, and other basic needs. There are over 2,000 federal, state and private benefits programs available to help. But many people don\u2019t know these programs exist or how they can apply.<\/p>\n

BenefitsCheckUp<\/a>\u00a0asks a series of questions to help identify benefits that could save you money and cover the costs of everyday expenses.\u00a0BenefitsCheckUp<\/a>\u00a0is a free service of the National Council on Aging.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We have several programs available to assist income-qualified PUD customers with their utility bills. If you have a limited income and need assistance with your bill, please contact Customer Accounts at (503) 397-0590\u00a0or\u00a0info@crpud.org\u00a0to learn more. PUD Assistance Programs See the\u00a0guidelines we use\u00a0in determining eligibility for these programs. The GLOW Fund The Neighbor’s GLOW (Give Light, […]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":35215,"menu_order":14,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crpud.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35216"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crpud.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crpud.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crpud.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crpud.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35216"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.crpud.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35216\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43297,"href":"https:\/\/www.crpud.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35216\/revisions\/43297"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crpud.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crpud.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}