New Jersey

For New Jersey, who it covers is Electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities; moratorium window is during the period from November 15 through March 15; condition attached to the protection is those residential customers who demonstrate at the time of the intended termination that they are: 1. Recipients of benefits under the Lifeline Credit Program; 2. Recipients of benefits under the Federal Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), or certified as eligible therefore under standards set by the New Jersey Department of Human Services; 3. Recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF); 4. Recipients of Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI); 5. Recipients of Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD); 6. Recipients of General Assistance (GA) benefits; 7. Recipients of the Universal Service Fund (USF); 8. Applicants of the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program or any other State, local, or utility program that provides assistance or discounted rates specifically to help eligible customers pay wastewater or water bills that may exist at that time; or 9. Residential customers who are unable to pay their utility bills because of circumstances beyond their control; source authority is 14:3-3A.5, verified against its source on 2026-08-30.

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What the source says

Electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities shall not discontinue service during the period from November 15 through March 15 (referred to in this section as the "heating season"), unless otherwise ordered by the Board, to those residential customers who demonstrate at the time of the intended termination that they are: 1. Recipients of benefits under the Lifeline Credit Program; 2. Recipients of benefits under the Federal Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), or certified as eligible therefore under standards set by the New Jersey Department of Human Services; 3. Recipients of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF); 4. Recipients of Federal Supplemental Security Income (SSI); 5. Recipients of Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD); 6. Recipients of General Assistance (GA) benefits; 7. Recipients of the Universal Service Fund (USF); 8. Applicants of the Low Income Household Water Assistance Program or any other State, local, or utility program that provides assistance or discounted rates specifically to help eligible customers pay wastewater or water bills that may exist at that time; or 9. Residential customers who are unable to pay their utility bills because of circumstances beyond their control. Such circumstances shall include, but shall not be limited to, unemployment, illness, medically related expenses, recent death of an immediate family member, and any other circumstances, which might cause financial hardship.

— law.cornell.edu, retrieved 2026-08-28

Source

• law.cornell.eduhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/regulations/new-jersey/N-J-A-C-14-3-3A-5

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