SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — City Water, Light and Power is opening applications for their bill assistance program on December 1.

The program helps qualifying CWLP customers pay their bills through the utility's Project RELIEF program. The program is primarily funded by donations from CWLP customers who add $1 or more to their monthly bill, along with Springfield city employee payroll contributions.

The first step in applying for assistance is to have gone through Sangamon County's LIHEAP application process. Customers then need to call the appointment line at 217-789-2414 on or after Monday, December 1.

Customers who meet the minimum eligibility requirements will be scheduled for a meeting with Fifth Street Renaissance, the program's administrator.

To qualify for the program, customers

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