FERA (Family Electric Rate Assistance) Program Household Income Guidelines
For electricity customers of:
PG&E
SDG&E
SCE
The FERA (Family Electric Rate Assistance) program is available to Edison, PG&E and SDG&E electric customers. FERA is for households of three or more people with total income that falls between 175% and 250% of the federal poverty limits.
Qualifying households are charged the Tier 2 electric rate for Tier 3 usage. (Usage exceeding Tier 3 is billed at Tiers 4 and 5, as per usual.)
Instructions: Take the number of people in the household that live there more than 50 percent of the time and add up their incomes from all eligible sources (see list below table). The total combined annual income should be less than or equal to the amount shown in the table.
Household's gross annual income may not exceed these amounts:
As of June 1, 2007
Number of Persons in Household	Total Combined Annual Income
1 or 2	Not Applicable
3	$34,401 to $43,000
4	$41,501 to $51,800
5	$48,601 to $60,600
6	$55,701 to $69,400
Each Additional	+ $7,100 to $8,800
A household's income includes money from any of these sources:
(For FERA & CARE)
Wages or Salaries
Interest and/or Dividends from:
Savings Accounts
Stocks or Bonds
Retirement Accounts
Unemployment Benefits
Rental or Royalty Income
School grants, scholarships or other aid used for living expenses
Profit from Self-Employment (IRS Form Schedule C, Line 29)
Disability Payments
Workers Compensation
Social Security, SSI, SSP
Pensions
Insurance Settlements
Legal Settlements
TANF (AFDC)
Food Stamps
Child Support
Cash and/or Other Income
Spousal Support