Community

Pinellas Offers Water Bill Assistance for Families in Need

Water faucet photo courtesy of Nicolas Comte via Unsplash.

Pinellas County is now helping families in St. Petersburg comfortably afford their water bills every month with its new Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP). LIHWAP is a federally funded program that helps income-qualified families with water bill assistance. It will provide a grant to help pay for past-due monthly water bills for families who meet eligibility requirements. The grant amount is based on income and household size, and the service is available to all eligible households in Pinellas County.

Related: Vacancy Announced on Pinellas Educational Facilities Authority Board

“We are happy to be expanding our utility assistance services at a time when families are being stretched financially,” says Charlotte Anderson, Interim Chief Executive Office at Pinellas County Urban League. “LIWHAP is helping us to continue empowering communities and changing lives.”

The eligibility requirements are as follows:

  • Have a total income no more than 60 percent of the Florida State Median Income (SMI;.
  • Are responsible for paying your home water or wastewater bill;.
  • Are a resident of Florida; and
  • Are a U.S. Citizen, qualified alien, or permanent resident

LIHWAP services are available now. Click here for more information on income requirements and to apply for LIHWAP services. Residents can also call the City of St. Petersburg Utility Customer Service Call Center at 727-893-7341 or email Utility.Bill@stpete.org for help in setting up a payment plan. 

More from Modern Globe

You May Also Like

Culture

The popular refrain in you hear in Tampa Bay is that the area has not been directly hit by a major hurricane in over...

Business

Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers are hot on the trail of the best deals this holiday season. But do you know when a...

Business

Today, the U.S. economy looks very different than it did hundreds of ago. While railroad stocks dominated in the 19th century, industries within technology...

Culture

It’s been over a century since a major hurricane (category 3 or greater) has made landfall in the Tampa Bay Area. That was the...

Copyright © 2023 Modern Globe

Exit mobile version