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● Scholarship Awarded to a Dependent Child

Any award or scholarship provided to or on behalf of a dependent child based on the child’s academic or extracurricular activity.

● Contributions from Persons or Organizations

Contributions from persons or organizations that a donor would not make available for an expenditure unless the contribution is used in accordance with conditions imposed by the donor. For example, an uncle gives $200 to the household to purchase new tires. The $200 is not considered income when the receipts for the tire expenditure verify the contributor’s intended purpose for the contribution.

STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCE (SUA)

The option to allow households the choice of claiming actual utility costs is eliminated. Households qualifying for a SUA by incurring heating and cooling costs will use the SUA with no option to elect actual expenses per MPP 63-502.363. The CWD shall not prorate the SUA, when the household lives with and shares utility expenses with an excluded/ineligible household member or when the household lives with and shares utility expenses with another household. Food stamp eligible households shall receive the full SUA if heating and cooling costs are incurred.

LIMITED UTILITY ALLOWANCE (LUA)

Households that do not qualify for the SUA but incur expenses for at least two separate utilities other than heating and cooling are eligible for a LUA. Allowable utilities outside heating and cooling expenses include telephone, water, sewer, and garbage. The LUA shall not be prorated when the food stamp household lives with an excluded/ineligible household member(s) per MPP 63-502.371.

TELEPHONE UTILITY ALLOWANCE (TUA)

A household that is not eligible for the SUA or LUA but incurs a telephone expense, or in its absence, an equivalent form of communication, is eligible to receive a $20 telephone deduction. The TUA shall not be prorated when the food stamp household lives with an excluded/ineligible household member(s) per MPP 63-502.371.

FORMS

A general description of forms revisions are described below. A more detailed listing of the following forms modified due to option changes is enclosed as Attachment C. Counties must begin using the modified forms October 1, 2006. They will be accessible on-line at the CDSS