This page contains links to conferences, workshops, brochures, flyers, and other info that may be of use to clients served by educational and religious organizations, as well as social services agencies.

Brochures/Flyers/Posters

• Payment Assistance Program Guidelines (description of all payment assistance programs available in New Jersey) 
• LIHEAP/Universal Service Fund (USF) Fact Sheet 
• LIHEAP/USF application
• LIHEAP/USF Agency Location (in-person help submitting your LIHEAP/USF application) 
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about USF (more information about USF and Fresh Start Program/FSP)
• NJ Department of Community Affairs Payment Assistance flyer English | Spanish 
• NJ Comfort Partners brochure English | Spanish
• NJ Department of Community Affairs Weatherization program flyer English | Spanish
• 10 Simple Ways to Save Energy and Money (Winter)

Social Security Information

• Verification Flyer
• How to Create an Online Account
• What You Can Do Online at SocialSecurity.gov

Sample Payment Assistance Outreach Bill Inserts

• November 2023 – Life Sustaining Equipment (LSE) Bill Insert
• November 2023 – March 2024 – Winter Termination Program (WTP) Bill Insert
• November 2023 – NJ SHARES Bill Envelope
• January 2024 – Bill Payment Assistance Programs Bill Insert
• February 2024 – Bill Payment Assistance Programs Bill Insert

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Program

As an organization or agency serving low-income families in New Jersey, you can help the people you serve have more available cash by promoting the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) program.

What is EITC?

It is a special federal and state tax benefit for low-income working families and individuals that may:

• Increase the tax refund to be received,
• Decrease the amount of taxes owed, or
• Provide a refund even if taxes are not owed.
• To learn more about EITC, click here.

If you worked full or part time in 2023 and earned less than $60,000, you may qualify to receive an Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) of up to $6,935 on your federal taxes and up to $2,774 on your New Jersey state taxes. For more information, call the Internal Revenue Service at 1-800-829-1040 or the New Jersey Division of Taxation at 1-888-895-9179. You can also visit irs.gov/eitc or njeitc.org. To learn how to file your taxes free of charge, call New Jersey’s hotline at 211 or visit nj211.org.

How Can You Promote EITC?

• Forward this web page to all your partnering agencies.
• Use the EITC Marketing Toolkit.
• Talk to your clients about the program.
• Provide your clients with free tax preparation information. New Jersey individuals and families whose 2021 earnings were lower than $65,000 can get their taxes prepared free of charge. To find out where you can get free help filing your taxes, call the NJ Community Resource Hotline at 211 or 1-877-652-1148; or if you make $65,000 or less, you can prepare your own taxes for FREE by visiting myfreetaxes.com. It’s easy. It’s safe. It’s free.
• Visit www.njeitc.org for eligibility requirements and additional information.

For further information, please contact:

The NJ Division of Taxation 1-609-292-6400