Participation is limited to ten (10) percent of total utility customers. The ten (10)
percent quota will be recalculated yearly with an effective date of October 1 each
year. Applications will be processed in the order they are received. Applications,
in order to be processed, must be filed by the applicant at the Utility Customer Service
area located in the City's Municipal Administration Building. Lifeline is available
to City of Lake Wales's residential utility customers as limited above who meet one
of the following criteria:
(a) The utility account must be in the name of the participant who receives public assistance
from any one of these programs: Food stamps, Medicaid, Federal Public Housing Assistance
(Section 8), Supplement Security Income (SSI), Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
(LIHEAP), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), or National School Lunch
(NSL) Program's Free Lunch Program; OR
(b) The utility account must be in the name of the eligible low-income, head of household.
Income is determined by the federal poverty guidelines, which are based on the number
of people in the household and the total amount of money received by each member in
the household. The household income must be less than one hundred thirty-five (135)
percent of the U.S. Poverty Guidelines.
(Ord. No. 2007-54, § 1, 10-16-07)
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