Low Income/Hardship Assistance
Overview
The City of Sherwood offers financial assistance to qualifying utility customers. We work with the Salvation Army to provide assistance. Funding is limited and assistance is available on a first come, first serve basis. Customers are eligible to receive assistance up to one time per year every 12 months. Qualifying customers will receive a one-time credit on their bill.
We offer two different types of assistance: low income assistance and hardship assistance.
Low income assistance is strictly based on meeting the Salvation Army’s income guidelines.
Hardship assistance eligibility takes into account if you are going through something that is temporarily making it more difficult to pay your bill, and it has a less strict income requirement.
If you have any questions about our assistance program and which one you would like to apply for, please call our office at (503) 925-2315.
Eligibility
Please read carefully the guidelines below to see if you are a potential candidate.
- You have a utility bill issued by the City of Sherwood (COS).
- You have been an active COS utility billing customer at the same address for at least four months
- You have not received assistance through our program in the past 12 months.
- You meet the income or hardship assistance guidelines.
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