How Can we Help?
To learn more about how we may be able to assist you, we invite you to click here if you have an emergency financial need related to utility disconnection or rental vacate notice/past-due mortgage.
Emergency Utility Assistance
For many, you have a job. You work hard. But unforeseen circumstances can make it hard to make all ends meet. That is where the Harris County Community Services Department may be able to help.
Assistance is subject to available funding. In the case of utility assistance, CSD partners with area utility providers who can make a limited amount of funds available to help people in need.
If you qualify and if funding is available, we are happy to assist.
How to Qualify?
The following items are requirements to determine eligibility to receive emergency utility assistance:
For additional information regarding emergency utility assistance and eligibility, please contact the Social Services department at (713) 696-7900.
The following income guidelines will be used to determine eligibility:
INCOME LEVELS*
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HOUSEHOLD SIZE
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
|
8
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Maximum Income for eligibility
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49,600
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56,700
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63,800
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70,850
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76,550
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82,200
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87,900
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93,550
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Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development June 15, 2022 (Conforms to HOME Rents).