The Energy Assistance Fund (EAF)/Rate Relief Assistance Program is designed to help SCE residential customers in need pay their electric bills. A maximum of $150 is available to qualified customers once in a 12-month period. 

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How Can Customers Get Assistance?

To receive assistance, a customer must make a request through a community-based agency. Additionally, an SCE customer must meet the following requirements in order to receive Rate Relief assistance. The maximum assistance amount is up to $150.00, based on actual amount owed:

• The SCE bill must be in the name of the customer seeking assistance
• The address on the bill must be the customer's primary residence
• The customer must meet the income guidelines listed below:

Applying For Rate Relief Assistance

If you would like to apply for Rate Relief, please call one of the disbursement agencies below to make an appointment for Rate Relief Assistance. You may also contact SCE at (800) 205-8596 for more information on participating community organizations:

Residents in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Santa Barbara, and San Bernardino Counties may also call 211 for locations of disbursement agencies in their respective counties.

How Are Funds Distributed?

The United Way of Greater Los Angeles works with about 130 nonprofit, community-based organizations to help distribute the money to qualified SCE customers throughout SCE's service area.

List of disbursement agencies

Rate Relief Assistance funds will be available throughout 2007, or until funds are depleted. Funds are limited.