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165 • Water • Sewerage • Electricity (for purposes other than heating or cooling) • Garbage and/or trash collection • Well and septic tank installation and maintenance • Telephone The BUA must not be given to the following households: (A) Households with one or no utility expenses. (B) Households whose utility costs are included in the rent payment. (4) Actual utility costs Actual utility costs are only allowed for households not entitled to the MUA or BUA. If eligible for actual costs, deductions are allowed for: • Heating fuel • Cooking fuel • Water • Sewerage • Electricity • Garbage and/or trash collection • Fees charged for utility installation • State standard for telephone The Agency must reasonably anticipate that the charges for claimed utilities will continue throughout the certification period. (5) Multiple households/multiple residences Multiple households living in the same residence must agree on the type of utility allowance, either MUA, BUA or actual. Entitlement to the MUA is based on either heating or cooling costs, receipt of LIHEAP, or energy assistance under state law. Entitlement to the BUA is based on non-heating/non-cooling costs. If a household lives with and shares heating or cooling expenses with another individual, another household, or both, the Agency will not prorate the MUA or BUA provided to a household that lives and shares heating or cooling expenses with others. The Agency will not prorate the MUA or BUA if all the individuals who share utility expenses but are not in the SNAP household are excluded from the household only because they are ineligible. See Section 11.5 Unearned Income (KK) Shared living arrangements.