Community Resources
Telephone Discount Programs
VERIZON-- New Jersey Residential Customers
- Communications Lifeline provides free Touch-tone Service and a credit toward monthly telephone bills.
- Link Up America provides a 50% discount on telephone connection charges. The remaining 50% is billed in 12 monthly payments
- 150% of poverty level
- MUST APPLY THROUGH QUALIFYING AGENCY: Mercer Co. Welfare Office, Mercer Co. Board of Social Services, Mercer County Office on Aging.
Lifeline Program
Lifeline consists of three programs: Lifeline Credit Program provides a $225 credit on electric and gas utility bills for eligible beneficiaries. Tenants Lifeline Assistance Program provides a $225 check to eligible tenants who have the cost of gas and electric utilities included in their rent. Special Utility Supplement provides a supplement of up to $18.75 a month to recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in place of a Lifeline Utility credit or Tenants Lifeline Assistance payment.
Must be a recipient of PAAD; Must meet the eligibility requirements for PAAD; Must be a recipient of Medical Assistance to the Aged (MAA); Must be a recipient of Medical Assistance Only (MAO); or Must be a recipient of the New Jersey Care. For additional information call toll free 1-800-792-9745.
Lifeline is a utility assistance program that offers $225 to persons who meet the PAAD eligibility requirements or who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI). This includes utility customers as well as tenants whose utility bills are included in their rent. Only one tenant in a household is entitled to this assistance
- Usage minimum waived on AT&T Long Distance as well as the Carrier Line and Universal Connectivity charges.
- 888 549-2803
Contact other local and long distance phone companies to find out if they have similar programs.
The Princeton Senior Resource Center does not endorse any of the resources listed on these pages. We collect and provide information from many sources as a service to those seeking services in the Princeton area. No listed provider pays to be in our directory.
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