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ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Section Two: Income Intake, Operations & Policy Manual Program Year 2026 59 ➢ It would be an unreasonable hardship to obtain a current Benefit Verification Letter AND ➢ My Social Security (https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/) is not an option AND ➢ The automated SSA telephone system 800-772-1213 is also not an option To calculate current year Social Security income amount from a previous years benefit verification letter : 1 ENTER the Social Security benefit amount for 2025, minus the Medicare premium a. 2 The standard 2025 Medicare Part B premium is $185.00. If 2025 benefit verification letter shows something other than the standard Medicare Part B amount and/or other deductions are shown, put the total amount in b. b. 3 CALCULATION: Adds lines a and b (Results in estimated 2025 gross benefit). c. $ - 4 2026 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) factor <COLA % increase/100)=1=factor entered> 0.0 d. 0.0% 5 This is is the estimated monthly gross 2026 income. e. $ -

The estimated gross income calculator may only be used in December and January when: ➢ An applicant does not have a current Benefit Verification Letter AND ➢ It would be an unreasonable hardship to obtain a current Benefit Verification Letter AND ➢ My Social Security (https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/) is not an option AND ➢ The automated SSA telephone system 800-772-1213 is also not an option Click here to go to the most recent fillable Social Security Calculation Worksheet posted on OHCS website. A bank statement may not be used because it will not show other deductions. Part B is not mandatory so this could be zero. Estimated monthly gross is what we will use for income eligibility, reporting, and determining energy burden