/ Bills Savings and Financial Aid
PROGRAM
AGENCY
California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE)
SoCalGas (SCG)
DESCRIPTION CARE provides income-eligible households with approximately a 20% discount on their gas bill.
PROGRAM TYPE Financial Assistance; Income-Eligible Bill Discount
ELIGIBILITY Eligibility is based on a combination of household size and income:
TARGETED APPLICANT All residential
CARE Income Requirement Household Size: 1
$32,921
2
$32,921
3
$41,561
4
$50,201
5
$58,841
6
$67,481
7
$76,121
8
$84,761
9
$93,401
10
$102,041
Each Additional Person
Add $8,640
A household automatically qualifies for CARE if anyone in the home (who is not a dependent on someone else’s taxes) is a recipient of the following public assistance programs: Medi-Cal/Medicaid, Medi-Cal for Families A and B, Women, Infants and Children (WIC), CalWORKs (TANF) or Tribal TANF, Head Start Income Eligible - Tribal Only, Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance, CalFresh (Food Stamps), National School Lunch Program (NSLP), Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), or Supplemental Security Income (SSI). REQUIREMENTS What kind of information or supplemental documents will they need? • Service account number(s)
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ELIGIBLE AREAS SCG service territories RANGE OF ASSISTANCE 20% on gas bill TIME FRAME Ongoing. Re-enrollment is required every two years based on continued qualification.
CONTACT Phone English: 800-427-2200 and press 1 for CARE. Español: 800-342-4545 國語: 800-427-1429 粵語: 800-427-1420 한국어: 800-427-0471 Tiếng Việt: 800-427-0478 For other languages: 888-427-1345 Hearing impaired (TDD): 800-252-0259 WEBSITE www.socalgas.com/care
