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164 not a heating/cooling cost is incurred. Eligibility for LIHEAP implies out-of-pocket expense. NOTE: LIHEAP payments in South Carolina are greater than $20. Therefore, it will only be necessary to establish that the client received LIHEAP within the previous 12 months when establishing eligibility for MUA based on receipt of LIHEAP. OR (C) The household must receive energy assistance under state law. Households that receive a HUD utility payment or an FmHA utility payment are entitled to a utility deduction only if they incur heating or cooling costs that exceed the amount of the utility payment. In this situation, the household must receive the MUA. The MUA may be given to:

(A) Households in private rental housing who are billed by their landlords on the basis of individual usage or who are charged a flat rate separately from their rent. (B) Households that receive energy assistance (other than LIHEAP) that is excluded as income if the amount of the expense exceeds the amount of the energy assistance. (C) Households that receive energy assistance that is counted as income. (D) Residents of public housing units which have central utility meters and charge the households only for excess heating or cooling costs. NOTE: A household that has both an occupied home and an unoccupied home is only entitled to one utility allowance. The MUA must not be given to the following unless the household receives LIHEAP: (A) Households with no utility expenses. (B) Households billed for some utilities but not incurring a heating/cooling cost. (C) Households whose primary heating/cooling cost is included in the rent or mortgage payment. The household must incur expenses for its primary heating/cooling costs separately and apart from its rent or mortgage to be entitled to the MUA. Utility costs for the operation of a space heater, electric blanket, heat lamp or a cooking stove and the like when used as a supplemental heating source do not qualify a household for the MUA. (3) Basic Utility Allowance (BUA) Households billed for some utilities but not incurring a heating or cooling cost may receive the BUA. To be entitled to the BUA, the household must incur and be billed for at least two of the following: • Fuel (for purposes other than heating or cooling)