UTILITY DISCOUNTS

Many utility companies offer utility discounts for eligible customers. To be elegible, the household must be receiving on eof the following benefits:Food stamps, S.S.I., Medicaid, Mass Health, Veteran’s Benefits, Head Start, National School Lunch Program, or Public Housing.

Eligible customers should contact their local utilities and ask about the utilities discount program. Some of the utilities offering discounted rates are: Bay State gas/ Nstar Electric & Gas and Masschusetts Electric, who can be reached at 1-800-286-2000.

Verizon offers a telephone discount of $18.97 on lowest local service per month. The lowest local service after the discount is $7.35 per month. Installation fees are offered at a discounted rate of $6.75 per line.