The Energy Assistance Fund (EAF) Program is designed to help SCE residential customers in need pay their electric bills. A maximum of $100 is available to qualified customers once in a 12-month period.
How Can Customers Get Assistance?
To receive assistance, a customer must make a request through a community-based agency (PDF). Additionally, an SCE customer must meet the following requirements in order to receive EAF assistance. The maximum assistance amount is up to $100, 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:
Energy Assistance Fund Income Guidelines
Maximum Household Income
(Effective June 2009) |
Number of Persons
in Household |
Total Combined Annual Income |
| 1-2 |
up to $30,500 |
| 3 |
up to $35,800 |
| 4 |
up to $43,200 |
| 5 |
up to $50,600 |
| 6 |
up to $58,000 |
| each additional person |
$7,400 |
Applying For Assistance
If you would like to apply for EAF, you may contact SCE at (800) 205-8596 for information on participating community organizations (PDF).
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 80 nonprofit, community-based organizations to help distribute the money to qualified SCE customers throughout SCE's service area.