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Winter Termination Program

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DUE: 3/15/2025

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The document outlines the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs' (DCA) Winter Termination Program, which prevents the discontinuation of electric, sewer, and/or water services for eligible households from November 15th through March 15th. Eligibility is based on receiving benefits from programs like HEAP, TANF, SSI, PAAD, GA, USF, the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program, and the Lifeline Credit Program, or due to circumstances beyond the customer's control, such as unemployment, illness, or financial hardship. Customers can apply by submitting a self-certification form or verbally notifying their utility company. All owed money must be repaid after March 15, 2025, to avoid service disconnection.

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--- Document: Winter Termination Program Document ---
DCA Winter Termination Program
CommunityAffairs
Dear Customer:
Are you having trouble paying your electric, sewer and/or water bills?
If the answer is yes, you may be able to temporarily stop your service from being disconnected through
the State's Winter Termination Program.
The Winter Termination Program prevents service discontinuation for eligible households from November
15th through March 15th.
Your service cannot be disconnected from November 15th through March 15th if you are receiving
benefits from one of the below programs:
1. Federal Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP).
2. Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF).
3. Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
4. Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD).
5. General Assistance (GA) benefits.
6. Universal Service Fund (USF).
7. Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program.
8. Lifeline Credit Program
9. State or local program that provides assistance, specifically, to help eligible customers pay electric,
sewer, or water bills.
You may also be eligible if you are unable to pay your utility bills because of circumstances beyond your
control, such as being unemployed, illness, medical-related expenses, recent death of an immediate
family member, or any other circumstances that might cause financial hardship.
To qualify for the Winter Termination Program, you can either send the attached Self-Certification Form
to the following address and/or email wsbilling@florence-nj.gov. OR call us at 609-499-2525
Please be advised that this debt does not go away, all of the money that you owe must be repaid
after March 15, 2025 or your services may be disconnected.
Please visit the DCAid website https://dcaid.dca.nj.gov/en-US/are-you-eligible/ OR call NJ211 (dial 2-1-1)
for possible assistance with your past-due bills.
Attached is a copy of the Self-Certification Form.
Winter Termination Program Self-Certification
As an alternative to verbally advising their utility company of their eligibility to receive protection under
the Winter Termination Program, customers may complete this Self-Certification form and submit the
form to their utility company(ies). It is recommended that a copy of this form be retained by the
customer for their records. Please note that completion and submission of the Self-Certification form
to your utility company is NOT required in order to receive protection under the Winter Termination
Program. Protection under the Winter Termination Program can be obtained by verbally advising
your utility company(ies) of your eligibility or by submitting this Self-Certification form to the utility
company. Please contact your utility company's customer service number to learn how it wishes to
receive this form.
Head of Household's Name:
Address:
I certify that I am receiving assistance from one or more of the below programs and am requesting
protection under the NJ Department of Community Affairs' Winter Termination Program:
OR
Federal Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD)
General Assistance (GA) benefits
Universal Service Fund (USF)
Low-income Household Water Assistance Program
Lifeline Credit Program
I certify that I am unable to pay my local authority and/or municipal utility bill due to circumstances
beyond my control and am requesting protection under the NJ Department of Community Affairs'
Winter Termination Program.
Please select the circumstances under which you are requesting protection under the Program:
Laid off/unemployed
Illness
Medically related expenses
Recent death of an immediate family member
Other:
I certify the foregoing statements made by me are true. I understand that if any of the foregoing
statements made by me are willfully false, I am subject to punishment in accordance with law
Signature:
Date: