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Department of Human Services 25 S Charles Street Baltimore MD 21201 FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION (FIA) ACTION TRANSMITTAL Control Number: 26-08 Effective Date: November 1, 2025 Issuance Date: October 16, 2025

TO: LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES (LDSS) DIRECTORS, LDSS DEPUTY/ASSISTANT DIRECTORS FOR FAMILY INVESTMENT, FAMILY INVESTMENT SUPERVISORS, AND ELIGIBILITY STAFF

FROM: AUGUSTIN NTABAGANYIMANA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

RE: HOUSE RESOLUTION 1 of 2025 (H.R. 1 2025)-TREATMENT OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS

PROGRAM AFFECTED: SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

ORIGINATING OFFICE: OFFICE OF PROGRAMS

Summary On July 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed H.R. 1 (2025). Section 10103 changes how energy assistance program payments are treated when determining SNAP eligibility for households that do not include an elderly or disabled member.

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Supersedes: IM 25-15 Heat and Eat (H-EAT) (Issued April 1, 2025) 2

Department of Human Services 25 S Charles Street Baltimore MD 21201 FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION (FIA) ACTION TRANSMITTAL Control Number: 26-08 Effective Date: November 1, 2025 Issuance Date: October 16, 2025

TO: LOCAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOCIAL SERVICES (LDSS) DIRECTORS, LDSS DEPUTY/ASSISTANT DIRECTORS FOR FAMILY INVESTMENT, FAMILY INVESTMENT SUPERVISORS, AND ELIGIBILITY STAFF

FROM: AUGUSTIN NTABAGANYIMANA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

RE: HOUSE RESOLUTION 1 of 2025 (H.R. 1 2025)-TREATMENT OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS

PROGRAM AFFECTED: SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)

ORIGINATING OFFICE: OFFICE OF PROGRAMS

Summary On July 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed H.R. 1 (2025). Section 10103 changes how energy assistance program payments are treated when determining SNAP eligibility for households that do not include an elderly or disabled member.