Beech Haven Baptist Church- General Assistance

About this LIHWAP program in Athens, GA

Georgia DCFS Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP)
This is a local DCFS Office where you can apply for LIHWAP.

LIHWAP, which stands for Low Income Household Water Assistance Program, is a federal program that helps low-income households pay for drinking water and wastewater for their homes. This program will help you pay your home water bill if the water bill is in your name, or if you can verify that you are experiencing a water burden.

LIHWAP is not an entitlement program. These funds will only be distributed to eligible customers that receive water services through public pipelines from a vendor that has signed an agreement to participate in LIHWAP.

Customers can contact their water vendor and request that the supplier sign an agreement with DHS in order to be eligible to have these funds applied to their account. Unfortunately, families receiving water services from a vendor without a water supplier agreement, will not receive LIHWAP.

The amount of assistance is determined by household size, income, and composition. If you have an arrearage or past due amount for your water bill, the program will pay the entire arrearage/past due amount AND provide either a $200 or $300 benefit (depending on the household’s income), toward your current water bill.