Unitil offers a discounted rate to households that heat with natural gas if the customer or anyone in the household is on any of the following programs:
- Fuel Assistance/Low Income
- Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)
- Electric Assistance Program (EAP)
- Supplemental Security Income Program
- Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC)
- Commodity Surplus Foods Program (for women, infants and children)
- Elderly Commodity Surplus Foods Program
- Temporary Aid to Needy Families Program
- Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)
- HeadStart Program
- Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled Program
- Aid to the Needy Blind Program (ANB)
- Title 20 Daycare
- Subsidized Housing
- Old Age Assistance Program
- SNAP
Customers enrolled in the fuel assistance program will automatically be placed in the discount rate program and do not need to contact us. Customers will receive a 45% discount on both distribution and supply portions of their bill, from November 1st through April 30th each year. The discount does not apply to the Local Delivery Adjustment Charge. Customers that participate in other eligible programs should contact our Customer Service team at 1-888-301-7700 for application information.