And a major electric company in our area was having such a problem with late payments that they started a program that allowed people who received social securi

And a major electric company in our area was having such a problem with late payments that they started a program that allowed people who received social security to submit documentation and their bill could be deducted from their account automatically on their social security pay date with zero late fees. The only catch was that the account had to have a zero balance in order to sign up. The easy solution is on social security pay day, pay your current bill with the late fee and sign up thus eliminating all future late fees from this electric corporation. Out of the more than 34,000 eligible accounts less than 1,600 signed up. That is probably partially because the program was not well known and the misconception that a party would have to pay 2 months electric bill at one time to subscribe. I helped a number of people sign up but some people just are too nervous to give the electric company the right to auto draft on their social security pay date. Whoever failed to sign up will pay an extra $8-12 a month I would guess.