City of Winter Park Utility Bill Assistance Program.

When a short term financial crisis hits, the City of Winter Park Utility Bill Assistance Program may provide some relief. Up to $300 (when funding allows) may be paid out so that a resident of the city can keep their lights, electricity, or air conditioning on. The program collects donations from the community (see below), and then 100 percent of that money is paid out to qualified families or individuals to help them pay some of their utility bills.

A few things about this City of Winter Park energy bill assistance program. They include the following: Other criteria may apply as well based on funding and other factors.

• -No city resident is guaranteed assistance with their utility bills; this is a discretionary program that depends on donations for funding.
• -The needy can apply at most one-time per year.
• -When approved, and funding allows, up to $300 is paid out at most.
• -This is for an emergency only and it not long term energy bill assistance.
• -Applications are screened and processed by the United Way 211 referral service; anyone in need of electric or energy bill help needs to call them.
• -While applications for utility bill assistance are processed by the United Way, donations to the emergency program are processed by the City of Winter Park.

This is short term assistance for paying utility bills. The resource is not a long term welfare or government benefit program. Which should be fairly obvious as at most $300 is paid out to an applicant each year. No city resident should rely on the City of Winter Park Utility Bill Assistance Program for long term support. If any person is in a low income status or living in poverty, then the federal government LIHEAP program may be a better option to pay the City of Winter utility bills.

 

 

Applying or donating

Anyone in need, who wants to apply for emergency utility bill help, should call the United Way and their 211 service. However, the city may help answer some questions as well, and the phone number there is 407-599-3220. Customer service representatives can provide information on City of Winter Park Utility Bill Assistance Program, cash aid, government grants, payment plans, and a host of other possible solutions.

As far as anyone seeking to donate to the City of Winter Park Utility Bill Assistance Program, whether a residential or commercial, the address is 401 South Park Avenue in Winter Park Florida. The donation site (and also applications are accepted at) City Hall. Any dollar amount can be pledged to the program, and it is a recurring donation that will be reflected on each monthly utility bill. Then the donor needs to request to stop their monthly contribution.

Of for more information on the utility assistance program, dial 407-599-3220. This is the Utility Billing Customer Service department. As noted various types of information on energy bill help or other government aid can be provided by the City of Winter Park.