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Start your day with the latest from Trenton, D. Get the N. You can choose your Lifeline provider. If you already have a Lifeline smartphone, contact your provider and ask about available benefits under the Affordable Connectivity Program. Note: Assurance and SafeLink offer Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Program bundles that provide free, unlimited talk, text, and data plus hotspot data. Department of Human Services. DHS Home. To learn more about the program transition, click here.

To self-screen for program eligibility, apply online, or print an application, please visit www. If you have questions, or would like an application mailed to you, call The Winter Termination Program protects specific categories of customers from having their gas or electric shut off between November 15 and March 15 of each year.

For more information about the Winter Termination Program, call Lifeline provides an annual energy benefit to qualified seniors and the disabled. You can apply for Lifeline by using the NJSave application, available at www.

For more information about Lifeline, call , or click here. NJ SHARES is a non-profit organization that provides assistance to income-eligible New Jersey households for paying their energy, telephone, broadband internet , and water bills.

For more information, call or visit www. The Emergency Broadband Benefit is limited to one monthly service discount and one device discount per household. Emergency Broadband Support Center P. Box London, KY The federal Lifeline telephone assistance program provides a discount on your monthly telephone bill.

To participate in the program, you must submit proof of participation in the qualifying programs or income eligibility to the service provider, which must verify that documentation. The Lifeline program is limited to one discount per household, and the level of services provided under the program may vary among providers, with some restrictions on the optional services available to participants.

For more information, please contact your local telephone service provider for residential and broadband service:.