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Water Assistance Program
Program Overview
Water assistance programs provide bill payment for eligible low-income residents who have financial burden, water and/or wastewater arrears and disconnects. and in some cases, minor plumbing repair.
Households can receive up to $3,000 in bill assistance per fiscal year, and up to $9,000 in metered plumbing repairs total per address.
Funding is administered through MDHHS to Community Action Agencies and other non-profit entities until September 30, 2027 unless funding is depleted prior to that date.
Allowable Services
Assistance to households may include:
- Restoring residential water and/or wastewater service,
- Paying down water bills in arrears
- Assistance to help prevent arrears
- Supporting reasonable water and/or wastewater affordability plans based on household’s ability to pay
- *Plumbing repairs for metered services only (funding cannot be used for well and septic repair or replacement)
*Plumbing repairs are not available statewide at this time. Please contact MDHHS-LIWHAP@michigan.gov if your county is not currently covered by services.
Eligibility
Qualified water bill account holders must:
- Be a residential account.
- Be connected to metered water or wastewater services
- Be under 200% Federal Poverty Level and/or actively receiving Family Independence Program/Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (FIP/TANF), Food Assistance Program/Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (FAP/SNAP), State Emergency Relief (SER), Social Security Supplemental Income (SSI), Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP).
How to Apply
Please use the dashboards below for contact information and program data for the organization administering these programs in your county. If your county is not listed, please contact MDHHS-LIHWAP@michigan.gov or 2-1-1.