Option

Provide utility bill assistance and flexible payment programs

Option

Provide utility bill assistance and flexible payment programs

Examples from plans

This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

Option from plan Hazards Sort descending Assets Region Source Plan
Promote the city’s water service line insurance program. Drought Water Infrastructure – Drinking Water Northern Great Plains Spearfish, SD Climate Resiliency Plan
Provide financial assistance for low-income residents to help with power bills, energy upgrades to homes and apartments and support services during extended periods of high temperature. Extreme Heat People Southeast
Provide budget billing and deferred payment plans for families impacted by extreme events. High WindsLandslidesMultiple or All HazardsSevere Winter WeatherWildfireErosion and Shoreline RecessionExtreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General People Southeast Tallahassee Community Resilience Plan (p. 56 (pdf p. 58))