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ResetResource | Policy
    Standard Utility Allowances
        States annually update Standard Utility Allowances (SUAs) to reflect changes in utility costs. When determining a household’s eligibility, states consider a household’s total shelter costs, including the cost of utilities. Since actual utility costs are often hard to determine, states can use SUAs, which are standard amounts that represent low-income household utility costs in the state or local area. SUAs may be used in lieu of the household's actual costs when determining eligibility and benefit amount.
      10/01/2023
    Resource | Federal Register Documents
    Comment Request: SNAP SUA State Options
        FNS will collect and approve information from state agencies on how the various state SNAP agencies develop, update, change and implement options will be determined for SUAs for household.
      06/06/2023
    Resource | Comment Request | SNAP Benefit Use
    Information Collection: SNAP State Agency Options for Standard Utility Allowances and Self-Employment Income
        This information collection addresses the mandatory state agency information and burden estimates associated with the following state agency options under SNAP: establishing and reviewing standard utility allowances and establishing methodology for offsetting cost of producing self-employment income.
      11/07/2022
    Resource | Comment Request
    Comment Request - SNAP State Agency Options for Standard Utility Allowances and Self-Employment Income
        This information collection addresses the state agency reporting burden associated with the following state agency options under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Establishing and reviewing standard utility allowances (SUAs) and establishing methodology for offsetting cost of producing self-employment income.
      10/25/2019
    Resource | Proposed Rule
    Proposed Rule: SNAP Standardization of State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances
        The proposed rule would revise SNAP regulations to standardize the methodology for calculating standard utility allowances.
      10/03/2019
    Resource | Fact Sheets
    Modernizing the State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances
        In October 2019, FNS published a proposed rule entitled “Standardization of State Heating and Cooling Standard Utility Allowances.” This action modernizes the standard utility allowances used in calculating Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in order to enhance program integrity and ensure equity among program participants.
      10/01/2019
    Resource | Research | Assessing/Improving Operations
    Methods to Standardize State Standard Utility Allowances
        This study develops standard methodologies that might be used to construct standard utility allowances, which are used by States as part of the SNAP eligibility and benefit determination.
      08/04/2017
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2011-0055
    SUA Annual Review and Adjustment - Option to Postpone Annual Adjustment
        This memorandum provides a policy option to states to help soften the impact that reduced SUAs might have on SNAP households in certain state.
      09/21/2011
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2010-0043
    SNAP - Standard Utility Allowance Annual Review and Adjustment Waiver for Certain States
        Due to the impact on SNAP benefits resulting from continuing fluctuations in energy prices, FNS is modifying the Standard Utility Allowance blanket waiver memorandum of Oct. 14, 2010 to allow certain states to extend fiscal year (FY) 2010 SUA amounts through March 31, 2011.
      12/02/2010
    Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2009-0052
    SNAP - Standard Utility Allowance (SUA) Annual Review and Adjustment Biennial Option
        It has come to FNS's attention that, due to unusual shifts in utility costs, SNAP benefits to needy families may decrease when states make annual SUA adjustments this year - even if the circumstances of those households remain constant.
      08/18/2009

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