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    • Updating Standardized State Heating and Cooling Utility Allowance Values

    Metadata Updated: May 8, 2025

    While most Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility parameters are set at the federal level, states may establish their own standard utility allowances (SUAs) which are part of the excess shelter expense deduction. The use of SUAs, including heating and cooling SUAs (HCSUAs) for households with heating and cooling expenses, simplifies the application process for both the applicant and the state agency. However, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has found some variation between established HCSUA values and household utility expenses in some states.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: Creative Commons CCZero

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    Metadata Created Date September 21, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date May 8, 2025
    Data Update Frequency irregular

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    Harvested from USDA JSON

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    Metadata Created Date September 21, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date May 8, 2025
    Publisher Food and Nutrition Service
    Maintainer
    Identifier USDA-FNS-167
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2023-08-28
    Rights true
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency irregular
    Bureau Code 000:00
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    Data Quality True
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    License https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
    Program Code 000:000
    Publisher Hierarchy Food and Nutrition Service > Food and Nutrition Service
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash c66604b4a61d85fef49766eb783c908e7779df598e9297d1fbea0aa160d7fc49
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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