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Costs Of Telephone Service - SNAP (Food Stamps)

In the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamp Program), enter your household's monthly cost of the basic service fee for one telephone, including tax on the basic fee. If the expense is billed less often than monthly, average the billing over the interval between scheduled billings to arrive at a monthly amount.

Penalty fees for making late payments are not allowable. Also, do not include expenses for which the household is reimbursed.

In addition to costs for telephone service incurred where your household resides, your household may include the basic service fee for one telephone for a home the household is not occupying when answering this question. If your household resides in Alaska, read the topic "Costs Of Telephone Service Exception (Alaska) - SNAP (Food Stamps)" for exceptions to this rule. Only include these costs if all of the following are met:

·        The home is unoccupied because of illness, employment or training away from home, natural disaster or casualty loss;

·        The household intends to return to the home;

·        Any current occupants are not claiming shelter costs for SNAP (Food Stamps); and

·        The home is not leased or rented.

If actual telephone service costs are used when determining the Shelter Deduction, then your household is not eligible to use a standard such as the Standard Utility Allowance (SUA), the Basic Utility Allowance (BUA), or the Telephone Allowance. If you live in a state with an optional Standard Utility Allowance or Basic Utility Allowance, then based on your responses, WorkWORLD determines if it is to your advantage to use your actual utility costs or the standard for which you are eligible. If you live in a state that mandates the use of a standard, then you cannot use actual utility expenses to determine your Shelter Deduction.

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