Households not eligible for the standard utility allowance but billed for a telephone are entitled to a standard telephone allowance when the shelter expense is computed. These households may not deduct the actual costs for telephone services.

Source: 8 SDR 79, effective January 7, 1982; 10 SDR 94, effective March 8, 1984; 11 SDR 129, effective March 31, 1985; 12 SDR 102, effective December 26, 1985; 13 SDR 145, effective April 12, 1987; 14 SDR 87, effective December 27, 1987; 16 SDR 114, effective January 15, 1990; 18 SDR 163, effective April 6, 1992; 20 SDR 104, effective January 10, 1994; 23 SDR 122, effective February 6, 1997; 31 SDR 107, effective February 1, 2005; 32 SDR 129, effective February 1, 2006; 34 SDR 180, effective December 26, 2007; 35 SDR 184, effective February 4, 2009; 39 SDR 220, effective June 27, 2013.

General Authority: SDCL 28-12-1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 28-12-1 ; 78 Stat. 703 (1964) as amended; 91 Stat. 958 (1977) as amended; 7 U.S.C. §§ 2011-2027, inclusive; 43 Fed. Reg. 47,906 (October 17, 1978).