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ENERGY PROGRAMS EP-300 LOW INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

13 Section 300 Change #2-2026 May 1, 2026 $201 - $300 $60 $301 - $400 $80 $401 + 20%

4. Standard Medical Deduction for Specified Persons. a) Each specified person will receive a standard medical deduction of $85, regardless of whether they have an expense. A specified person is an individual 60 years of age or older, or one of the following: i. Who receives SSI or disability or blindness payments under Title one, two, fourteen or sixteen of the Social Security Act. These individuals may have been approved but have not received their initial payment. ii. Who receives VA disability for a 100% service or non -service connected disability. iii. Is a disabled surviving spouse or disabled surviving child of a Veteran. iv. Receives disability retirement benefits from a State, county, or local government agency due to a disability considered permanent under Section 221 of the Social Security Act. v. Is receiving a pension from Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 and determined to be eligible to receive Medicare. vi. Who receives Federal Employees Compensation Act payments due to a disability considered permanent under the Social Security Act. vii. Receives Medicaid based on disability. viii. Receives SSI based on presumptive eligibility. 5. Self-Employment Expenses. Include but are not limited to: • Taxes required to operate the business. • License and permit fees. • Interest on business debts, including mortgages and loans necessary for producing income. • Principal on loans used to purchase income producing equipment and property. (FNS & Energy Programs only) • Rent payments (not for home-based businesses, except that part allowed as a deduction by the IRS) • Insurance associated with operating the business. • Labor costs related to the business. • Utilities costs to the business. • Repairs and maintenance related to the business.