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Overview

Unitil offers a Discount Rate Program for income-eligible residential customers. You may qualify for the Discount Rate Program if you meet the following criteria:

  • Your household income does not exceed 60% of median income (see income chart below)
  • You are a residential customer (primary dwelling, only)
  • You are the head of your household or principal wage earner
  • The electric or gas bill is in your name AND
  • You are currently receiving benefits under one of the following programs:
    • Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC)
    • Emergency Aid to Elderly, Disabled and Children (EAEDC)
    • Food Stamps
    • Mass Health (DMA)
    • Mass Health (Mass.Comm for the Blind)
    • Mass Health (DTA)
    • School Breakfast / Lunch
    • Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) (Fuel Assistance)
    • Veterans Chapter 115
    • Veterans Non-Service Pension / DIC
    • Head Start
    • Supplemental Social Security (SSI)
    • Public / Subsidized Housing











 2008-2009 Fuel Assistance Eligibility Guidelines 
 Based On Gross Annual Income


 Number of 
 Household 
 Members 
 100% of 
 Poverty 
 125% of 
 Poverty 
 150% of 
 Poverty 
 175% of 
 Poverty 
 200% of 
 Poverty 
 60% of 
 Median 
 Income 


1  
$ 10,400  
$ 13,000  
$ 15,600  
$ 18,200  
$ 20,800  
$ 27,876  



2  
$ 14,000  
$ 17,500  
$ 21,000  
$ 24,500  
$ 28,000  
$ 36,454  



3  
$ 17,600  
$ 22,000  
$ 26,400  
$ 30,080  
$ 35,200  
$ 45,031  



4  
$ 21,200  
$ 26,500  
$ 31,800  
$ 37,100  
$ 42,400  
$ 53,608  



5  
$ 24,800  
$ 31,000  
$ 37,200  
$ 43,400  
$ 49,600  
$ 62,186  



6  
$ 28,400  
$ 35,500  
$ 42,600  
$ 49,700  
$ 56,800  
$ 70,763  



7  
$ 32,000  
$ 40,000  
$ 48,000  
$ 56,000  
$ 64,000  
$ 72,371  



8  
$ 35,600  
$ 44,500  
$ 53,400  
$ 62,300  
$ 71,200  
$ 73,979  



  
Add  
$3,600  
for each  
additional  
Add  
$4,500  
for each  
additional  
Add  
$5,400  
for each  
additional  
Call for  
level  
of larger  
households  
Call for  
level  
of larger  
households  
Call for  
level  
of larger  
households  



Benefit  
$ 1,305  
$ 1,150  
$ 1,010  
$ 890  
$ 890  
$ 450  



Benefit-  
certain  
housing  
subsidies  
$ 650  
$ 575  
$ 505  
$ 445  
$ 445  
$ 225  



High  
Energy  
Benefit  
(if eligible)  
$ 75  
$ 65  
$ 55  
$ 50  
$ 50  
$ 45  



The High Energy Benefit is added to the basic benefit when a household exceeds the energy cost thresholds of their heat source for the period 4/1/07 to 3/31/08.

Thresholds: Oil - $1,835 Natural Gas - $1,200 Electric - $1,470 Other - $1,270












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