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Tumwater staff identify nearly 300 additional households that may qualify for Lifeline utility discount
Summary
City staff found roughly 294 additional Thurston County households that may qualify for Tumwater’s Lifeline discount for low‑income seniors and disabled residents; expanding enrollment could cost about $252,000 annually and staff will begin outreach to eligible households.
Tumwater staff told the Public Works Committee on Feb. 6, 2025, that a data match with Thurston County property‑tax records identified about 294 households that may qualify for the city’s Lifeline utility discount for low‑income seniors and disabled residents, and that enrolling those households could cost roughly $252,000 per year in foregone utility revenue.
Troy (city utilities staff) said staff compared county records for a similar county property‑tax exemption program and identified 294 additional households the city could contact about the Lifeline program. Troy told the committee the estimate uses an average monthly utility bill of $143; multiplying that average by the identified households yields roughly $252,000 annually (about $504,000 across a two‑year biennium).
Troy said staff previously misstated the program count during…
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