- A. In addition to a monthly Standard Utility Allowance for households which incur a heating or cooling expense during the year, the State will offer a monthly Basic Utility Allowance for households which do not incur a heating or cooling expense during the year shall be determined by the Department. The standards shall be reviewed and updated annually using a statistically acceptable sampling procedure to establish a normative utility cost incurred by food stamp recipients.
- B. The State will allow homeless food stamp recipient households to claim a monthly shelter deduction based on the actual costs that the household incurs.
- C. The State will count a pro rata share of the gross income of an ineligible alien toward the total income of the food stamp budget group.
- D. The State will submit to FNS for renewal every two years, the “waiver” to accept the benefit group’s statement as verification for interest income in the amount of $10 or less per month or $120 or less per year.
HISTORY: Added by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 5, eff May 26, 1995. Amended by State Register Volume 22, Issue No. 6, Part 3, eff June 26, 1998; State Register Volume 26, Issue No. 5, Part 2, eff May 24, 2002.