DEPARTMENT OF UTILITIES
SACRAMENTO UTILITY RATE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM UPDATE
Sacramento Budget & Audit Committee
March 1, 2022
Jan 2013, City
Council establish
URA Program.
FY13/14 funding was
increased.
FY16/17 program expanded
to include Recycling and
Solid Waste.
FY18/19 DOU successfully
established relationship with
SMUD. URA was renamed to
SURA
August 2019, rent
assistance pilot.
2 SURA Timeline
SURA Program Current Structure
3 Offsets rate increases
Challenges:
Difficult to administer
Inequity
SURA Program Proposed Structure
4 36% Discount Structure
Sustainability
Ease of administration
Equity
5 Sacramento Utility Rate Assistance Program Update
Recommendation to change the current
discount structure to a flat 36% discount.
6 Sacramento Utility Rate Assistance Program Update
Sacramento Utility Rate Assistance Program Update
THANK YOU