Low Income Household Water Assistance Program

Water System Direct P​ayment En​​​​rollment​​​

LIHWAP RESOURCES

• LIHWAP Supplemental Benefit - Frequently Asked Questions​
  
• Fact Sheet: Water Bill Assistance Program Extended
• LIHWAP Water Utility Enrollment Status
• Updated 2021 LIHWAP St​ate Plan (Updated as of April 10, 2024. Download and view in a PDF reader to access all content.)
• 2023 Final LIHWAP Program Guidelines (Updated as of April 10, 2024)
• LIHWAP Local Service Provider Allocations and Expenditures (As of June 30, 2023)
• Press Release: California Expands Eligibility for Low-Income Water Bill Assistance to Include Relief for Current Bills (Released March 15, 2023)
• 2023 LIHWAP Program Guidelines (Final as of March 7, 2023)
• LIHWAP Local Service Provider Allocations and Expenditures (As of December 31, 2022)
• Revised LIHWAP Program Guidelines (Released November 18, 2022)
• LIHWAP Program Guidelines (Updated July 27, 2022)
• LIHWAP Local Service Provider Allocations (As of June 30, 2022)
• February 23, 2022 LIHWAP Public Meeting Written and Verbal Comments & Questions (Issued April 11, 2022)
• 2021 LIHWAP St​ate Plan (Final as of May 5, 2023. Download and view in a PDF reader to access all content.)
• 2021 LIHWAP State Plan​ (Final as of August 6, 2021. Download and view in a PDF reader to access all content.)
• Draft 2021 LIHWAP State Plan (Released July 26, 2021. Download and view in a PDF reader to access all content.)
• 2021 LIHWAP State Plan Public Meeting Written and Verbal Comments
  
• Income Eligibility Guidelines​
  
• LIHWAP Model State Plan
• LIHWAP Program Page - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Community Services
• Federal LIHWAP Laws & Regulations
• Assembly Bill 135 (Chapter 85, Statutes of 2021)
• Request Additional Documents

Events

CSD​ held a remote Public Meeting on November 29, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. to provide an overview of the Revised LI​HWAP Program Guidelines.

• Revised LIHWAP P​rogram Guidelines Public Meeting Written and Verbal Comments - November 29, 20​​​22​
  
• Revised LIHWAP P​rogram Guidelines Public Meeting Transcript - November 29, 2022​
  
• Revised LIHWAP Program Guidelines Public Meeting Recording - November 29, 2022​​

CSD held a remote public meeting on July 29, 2021, to receive input on the California LIHWAP State Plan. 

• 2021 LIHWAP State Plan Public Meeting Written and Verbal Comments
  
• 2021 LIHWAP State Plan Public M​eeting Record​ing
• ​2021 LIHWAP State Plan Public Meeting Presentation​ - July 29, 2021​

For assistance or questions regarding this meeting, please email ​LIHWAP@csd.ca.gov​.​​

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