Plumas County Community Development Commission provides assistance to low-income households that are struggling to pay their electrical bills. Individuals must apply for this program and provide all the required documentation.

Eligibility:

• Birth certificate of applicant
  
• Current electric Bill
• Proof of income for all individuals in household (age of 18 & older) for the most current one-month period 
• Other documentation pertaining to program guidelines might be requested

Priority:

• Elderly (age 60-79)
• Families with children age 5 and under
• Disabled
• Frail Elderly (age 80 years and over)
• Medical Necessity
• Working

Additional programs:

- Winter Rate Assistance Program (WRAP) - The WRAP program offers a discounted rate to income-qualifying members during the winter heating season, November through April.  For additional information, please call (530) 832-4261 ext. 6037

- Weatherization Services 

For additional information please contact (800) 993-5399.

The Low Income Home Energy Assistance program is called LIHEAP. They assist low income people and families with their heating and cooling bills. This program is therefore, a year long program that is available 12 months a year. To qualify for the LIHEAP assistance, you need to qualify. We provide the current Federal Poverty Rates nationwide below.

You are automatically qualified for LIHEAP assistance if you participate in the SNAP food stamps program, TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or the SSI program through Social Security.

Federal Poverty Guidelines for 2024

Persons In Family	Earnings (100% Fed Poverty Guideline)
1	$15,060
2	$20,440
3	$25,820
4	$31,200
5	$36,580
6	$41,960
7	$47,340
8	$52,720

*Alaska and Hawaii have different rates for HUD federal poverty guidelines.
These numbers above represent 100% of the Federal Poverty Rate. In order to get legal aid from some offices, they use a sliding fee scale. When they use a sliding fee scale, the 100% rate can be different than 100%. In those cases, using for example a 200% federal poverty level, you will only need double the 100% number listed above to 200%.

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