470 IAC 6-4.1-1 Shelter and medical deductions

Sec. 1. (a) Allowable costs for utilities shall include standard utility allowances (SUA) as calculated by average utility costs in accordance with 7 CFR 273.9(d)(6)(iii)(B). Each assistance group charged for a utility expense is entitled to a utility allowance. (b) The state agency shall determine the household's shelter deduction in accordance with 7 CFR 273.9(d)(5)(ii) and in using the following utility allowances: (1) A standard utility allowance that includes a heating or cooling component if the household incurs an out-of-pocket heating or cooling expense listed in 7 CFR 273.9(d)(6)(ii). (2) A standard utility allowance for assistance groups that incur two (2) or more utility expenses, none of which is a heating/cooling expense, but could include a telephone expense. (3) A single standard utility allowance for households that have only one (1) expense other than heating/cooling or telephone, or both. (4) A single telephone standard for assistance groups that have no other utility expense other than a basic telephone fee. (5) The standard utility allowances and the standard telephone allowance shall be: (A) reviewed annually; and (B) adjusted to reflect changes in the cost of utilities. (c) Allowable medical deductions shall be those deductions as listed in 7 CFR 273.9(d)(3). (d) The state agency shall allow forty cents ($0.40) per mile as a transportation cost to obtain medical treatment or services for individuals who are elderly or disabled as defined in 7 CFR 271.2 when actual costs cannot be verified.