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Committee releases package of bills to streamline utility-assistance access and review eligibility thresholds
Summary
The committee approved a set of bills — including A5435 (consolidated residential utility-assistance application), A5440 (income-threshold review for utility assistance and energy-efficiency programs), A5472 (Medicaid income-threshold changes), and A5563 (summer termination protections) — advancing coordination and access while members and utilities requested targeted amendments and exemptions for small not-for-profit providers.
The Assembly committee on Aging, Health and Human Services on May 7 moved a group of bills intended to make utility-assistance programs easier to access and to review income thresholds for multiple assistance programs.
Consolidated applications: A5435 would require the Division of Housing and Community Resources (DCA) and applicable agencies and nonprofits to establish a consolidated application for residential utility-assistance programs or to include programs not already on an existing consolidated application. Witnesses from the New Jersey Utilities…
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