To meet urgent financial needs, the following programs offer significant bill discounts to those who qualify by household size and income levels.

• California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) – Eligible participants receive up to 30% off on electric bills. Applicants also qualify if they or someone in their home participates in at least one of these public assistance programs.
• Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) – Eligible households of three or more receive an 18% discount on electric bills.

A single application is good for either program and takes two minutes to complete. No additional documentation required.

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Or apply by phone at 1-800-447-6620

Customers already enrolled in the CARE or FERA programs may be eligible for debt forgiveness up to $8,000 through the Arrearage Management Plan.

• Arrearage Management Plan (AMP) – Offered exclusively to customers enrolled in CARE or FERA assistance programs, AMP is available to households with late bills totaling $500 or more that are at least 90 days old.

Benefits of AMP

• Late balance is split into 12 installments.
• One-twelfth (1/12) of the outstanding balance is forgiven for each on-time payment, up to $8,000.

To prevent disconnection, ensure you do not miss two payments in a row, or three payments in total.

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Or apply by phone at 1-800-447-6620

Residential customers 60 days past due on their electricity bills are automatically enrolled in SCE's Pandemic Debt Relief program.

• You are automatically enrolled by SCE when any balance goes late by 60 days.
• Your balance is divided into 24 payments.

To prevent disconnection, miss no more than two monthly payments over the 24-month payment plan.


NOTE:

• Any residential customer can request outstanding bills be broken into 12 monthly installments.
• Customers can opt out from being automatically enrolled in the Pandemic Debt Relief program.

Small business customers 60 days past due on their electricity bills are automatically enrolled in SCE's Pandemic Debt Relief program.

• Your business is automatically enrolled by SCE when any balance goes late by 60 days.
• Repayment plan varies in length of time, up to years.

To prevent disconnection, miss no more than one monthly payment every twelve months from the start of the payment plan.


NOTE:

• Any small business customer can request outstanding bill payments be broken into 12 monthly installments.
• Small business customers can opt out from being automatically enrolled in the Pandemic Debt Relief program.