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Overview of the Direct Assistance Program (DAP)

The Gas Company offers no-cost energy-saving home improvements and furnace repair or replacement services for qualified limited-income renters and homeowners.

Available Energy-Saving Services May Include:
bullet Attic insulation bullet Switch and outlet gaskets and covers
bullet Door weather-stripping bullet Pipe insulation
bullet Caulking bullet Faucet aerators
bullet Low flow shower heads and faucet aerators bullet Minor repairs to exterior doors and/or windows
bullet Water heater blankets bullet Energy Education
bullet Evaporative cooler covers and A/C covers bullet Furnace and water heater repair or replacement (owner-occupied only)

Quick Links

If you already know about Direct Assistance Program requirements and would like a DAP representative to contact you, please fill out the online form at:

Request DAP information or call 1-800-331-7593

There Are Two Ways To Qualify

  1. If you or another person in your household receives benefits from any of these programs:

    • Medicaid/Medi-Cal
    • Healthy Families A & B
    • Women, Infants, and Children Program (WIC)
    • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Tribal TANF
    • Food Stamps/SNAP
    • Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
    • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
    • National School Lunch’s FREE Lunch Program (NSL)
    • Bureau of Indian Affairs General Assistance  (BIA GA) 
    • Head Start Income Eligible - Tribal Only

    2. OR

  2. Total income for all persons in your household meets the following income guidelines:

Direct Assistance Program Maximum Household Income
Number of persons in household 1 or 2 3 4 5 6
Total yearly household income no more than* $30,500 $35,800 $43,200 $50,600 $58,000
For each additional person in your household add $7,400

These income guidelines are effective June 1, 2009 thru May 31, 2010.

* ALL income–taxable and non-taxable–including but not limited to child support, spousal support, disability or veteran’s benefits, rental income, Social Security, pensions and all social welfare programs before any deductions are made.

Recently Unemployed?

If you are recently unemployed, your household income will be calculated from the date of your unemployment. All other provisions on determining income, described above, still apply.

For more information

Residential Customers:

If you are a homeowner or renter --

 

Contractors:

If you are interested in becoming a contractor for DAP --

Last Updated 6/1/2009

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