JXN Water is urging residents who qualify for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits to contact its call center and enroll in a pioneering discount program announced in November 2023.
The new program would allow Jackson’s SNAP recipients to save close to $30 per month on their water bills. If you are a SNAP beneficiary, call JXN Water’s call center at 601-500-5200 and a representative will walk through the eligibility process.
It comes on the heels of Interim Third-Party Water Manager Ted Henifin, who leads JXN Water, proposing another water rate hike for Jackson residents, the second in under two years. The proposed rate increase would cause the average monthly residential customer to pay approximately $9 more per month on average for water, which is roughly 12% higher than the current rates. The last rate increase was implemented in March 2024…