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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 10/2025

UTILITY DEDUCTIONS

0018.15.09

-Initial refugee resettlement funds See 0030.01 (Local Resettlement Agencies) -Matching Grant. See 0029.39 (The Matching Grand Program) -Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) -Vendored public assistance benefits -An outside source and the amount paid does not cover the full monthly utility expense and the client is responsible to pay the remaining

● Do not allow a standard utility deduction for units when: -An ineligible student is responsible to pay the utility expense -Utility expenses are paid entirely by someone outside the SNAP unit -The utility expenses are included as part of a shelter expense, such as rent -Utility expenses are reimbursed or paid entirely by sources outside the unit such as Housing Support, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Farmers Home Administration (FMHA) Rental Assistance Program. See 0017.15.81 (Utility Payments).

CHANGES IN UTILITY EXPENSES

For changes in utility expenses during the certification period, see 0008.06.01 (Implementing Changes – Program Provisions).

HOMELESS SNAP UNITS

If a SNAP unit is eligible for a homeless shelter deduction, do not apply a utility deduction during the timeframe the homeless shelter deduction is allowed. For more information on eligibility for a homeless shelter deduction, see 0018.15 (Shelter Deductions).