So your friend does pay something every month for electricity, right tamoroa? She pays the balance of what the assistance doesn't?If that's the case, then she should figure out how many people are there in the household now including her friend (and possible other family members like children like mlkmn mentioned) and then divide the whole monthly bill (balance after assistance) by the amount of people in the home. If it's her and a kid and her friend has her and 2 kids, then divide the bill by 5 people and your friend pays her 2 people worth and her friend pays her 3 people worth. The bill is going to go up a little bit I would think with an extra person living there so why should your friend have to pay for her friend when she is providing a roof over her friend's head? I'd be more than willing to pay a portion of an electric bill if it meant I didn't have to pay rent for 3 months. I went through a breakup a year and a half ago and went to stay with my daughter and she even charged me .... a flat monthly fee for rent, food and utilities. I was needing to get on my feet after the breakup because I was going to be supporting myself after years of a 2 income household. And my daughter (not just a friend) charged me! You would think family would be kinder when lending a helping hand especially a daughter helping her mother. And it isn't like my daughter and I don't get along but she had the mentality that bills would go up with me there and needed to milk me for every penny. lol If her friend didn't say she didn't need to pay , then maybe I would not charge out of the kindness of my heart. But because the friend said she didn't she needed to pay, I would be like Huh? You're paying! lolI am back on my feet and have been for over a year now. I found a nice one bedroom apartment in a food part of town for only $477 a month with ALL utilities included! Gas, water and electric. If only they paid for food, internet, cell and car insurance I'd be set! lol
