KINGSTON, Jamaica— Jamaica Public Service (JPS) residential customers who are qualified to benefit from the Government’s Co-Pay Subsidy on electricity bills, will start seeing the benefit on bills which have an invoice date of May 2022.

The benefit which runs from April to July 2022 applies to customers who will receive a 20 per cent contribution if 200 kilowatt hours or less is used in that household.

The announcement was made in March by Minister of Finance and the Public Service Dr Nigel Clarke, in the House of Representatives as he introduced that We CARE Energy Co-Pay to assist the most vulnerable customers.

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“Customers should note that the process is automatic and does not require them to apply. The contribution will appear as a line item in the section labelled, ‘How Your Bill is Calculated’,” JPS said in a statement on Thursday.

“Likewise, customers who use 200 kilowatt hours or less in the month of May, will see their 20 per cent contribution on their June bill. It is important to note that only the postpaid customers who use 200 kilowatt hours or less per month, will qualify for this contribution,” the statement said.

JPS residential prepaid customers will also benefit from the programme as of May, as customers who topped up with any amount during April, will receive $3,000 free credit on their JPS account.

“For prepaid customers with smart meters, the credit will go directly to their meters and they will receive their usual notification, which may be by text or email. For those prepaid customers who do not have smart meters, the credit voucher number will be sent as a text message to their phone,” JPS added.