SNAP

A deduction is allowed for all households that incur a shelter cost using the following rules:

Households may deduct monthly shelter costs that exceed 50 percent of the income remaining after other deductions.

The shelter deduction cannot exceed the maximum unless there is a member of the household who is elderly or has a disability. Household members who are disqualified for another reason are eligible for the uncapped excess shelter deduction when there is a member of the household who is elderly or has a disability.

A deduction is allowed only for charges for the shelter the household currently occupies. Exceptions: If a required household member is employed in another city and maintains a residence there, shelter costs are allowed for both the regular residence and the residence maintained where the member is employed. The household may claim one of the utility allowances.

Households sharing shelter costs are both entitled to a shelter deduction for their share.

Shelter costs paid by an exempt vendor payment or reimbursement are not deductible. Exception: A deduction for utility costs is allowed.

One of the utility allowances or standards is allowed. Note: The utility and telephone standards for households with disqualified members or households sharing utility costs must not be prorated.

Property taxes that are averaged are deducted, even if the cost is paid or past due when reported.

An uncapped excess shelter deduction is not allowed for households with members who:

are disqualified for not meeting SSN requirements or alien status requirements;

have reached the Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) federal time limit; or

only receives a medical deduction for a former household member.