New Jersey’s winter utility shutoff protections begin Sunday, November 15, giving qualifying households a way to keep essential services on while they work through financial hardship.
The Winter Termination Program runs through March 15. It protects eligible residential customers from disconnection of electric, gas, water and wastewater service during that period. It is not a blanket suspension of shutoffs for every customer.
According to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, qualifying categories include recipients of LIHEAP, the Universal Service Fund, SSI, TANF, Lifeline, PAAD and General Assistance, along with certain water-assistance applicants…