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BC Hydro financial aid

Residential customers able to apply for BC Hydro’s COVID-19 Relief Fund

Apr 8, 2020 | 12:08 PM

VANCOUVER—Residential customers are now able to apply for BC Hydro’s COVID-19 Relief Fund.

The Fund provides bill relief for BC Hydro residential and small business (small businesses will be able to apply next week) customers that have been affected financially by the COVID-19 crisis.

Those who are eligible to receive the relief can apply for a one-time bill credit of three times their average monthly bill amount. Customers have until June 30th to submit their application.

In order to be eligible for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, you must be a residential customer, who is a residential account holder who’s had an account since March 31. Either you or your spouse must have lost employment or income due to COVID-19 because of any of the following:

  • a job lay off
  • being quarantined or sick with COVID-19
  • taking care of a family member who is sick with COVID-19
  • providing care for their children due to school and daycare closures or;
  • be unable to earn self-employment income

In addition, BC Hydro customers must be eligible for either Employment Insurance, the Canada Emergency Response Benefit or B.C.’s Emergency Response Benefit for Workers and provide proof of their application or approval.

For customers who do not meet the eligibility requirements for the COVID-19 Relief Fund, BC Hydro offers payment deferrals and payment pans.