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SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP Telephone Utility Allowance (TUA) Households who incur only a telephone cost are allowed the Telephone Utility Allowance. The telephone allowance is not allowed with any other standard utility allowance. Refer to manual section C-200 for the current utility allowance deductions. Enter the following codes on the UTL screen in the SUA field: Y - for SUA L - for LUA I - for IUA T - for TUA Enter the individual utility costs on the UTL screen, when the amounts are available, for case review purposes. 660.5.2 Non-Allowable Shelter Costs The following expenses are not allowed when determining the household’s monthly shelter costs. Disallowed costs include: • One-time deposits; • Rental furniture fees that are separate from and above the normal rent charged for the type of residence rented; • Renter’s Insurance; • Damage or advance deposits on rental property; • Gasoline costs, even if the household is living in their vehicle; • Payments on vehicle used only for recreation; • The cost of repairing or replacing essential items of property if the household will be reimbursed; • Shelter costs paid by an employer; • Payments on dwellings or property covered by an excluded reimbursement or exempt vendor payment. Exception: Expenses paid by direct or vendor payments from the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEA) Program or the Emergency Crisis Intervention Program (ECIP), or expenses paid by other energy assistance payments are allowed; • Closing costs, late charges and arrearages; • Shelter provided as “in-kind”; • Costs related to a second residence required due to employment of a household member out-of-state or in another city. 660.5.3 Verifying Shelter Costs Verify shelter costs only when the claimed shelter cost amount is questionable. This includes situations where the claimed costs exceed the reported/verified income of the household. NOTE: Unchanged shelter costs claimed on a previous recertification, which are not allowed due to failure to verify those expenses, must be evaluated and budgeted for the new recertification. A-660.5.1.1 BUDGETING Determining the Appropriate Utility Allowance Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 11 Aug 25 MTL 10/25