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Property Taxes, Assessments, And Insurance Costs - SNAP (Food Stamps)

In the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamp Program), include the monthly costs, if any, for property taxes (include all taxes listed such as sewer, fire, school, etc.), state and local assessments, and insurance on the structure itself. Also include taxes and/or insurance expenses itemized as part of mortgage closing expenses when a household purchases a home. Do not include costs for insuring furniture or personal belongings.

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

If the expense is billed less often than monthly, average the billing over the interval between scheduled billings to arrive at a monthly amount.

If your household is engaged in a self-employment business run out of its home and claims some of the above costs as costs of doing business, your household cannot claim those same costs here as well. The costs that are not claimed as costs of doing business may be claimed when answering this question.

In addition to deducting these types of shelter costs incurred where your household resides, your household may also include these types of shelter costs for a home your household is not occupying when answering this question, 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.

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