Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 67 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Part III - Economic Stability
Subpart 3 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Chapter 19 - Certification of Eligible Households
Subchapter I - Income and Deductions
Section III-1966 - Basic Utility Allowance (BUA)
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Households which do not incur heating or cooling costs separate and apart from their rent or mortgage use a mandatory single Basic Utility Allowance (BUA). To be eligible, a household must be billed on a regular basis for utility costs.
B. Effective February 1, 2005, households living in public housing with shared meters that are only charged for excess utilities shall use the BUA if heating or cooling costs are not incurred.
C. The full BUA shall be allowed to all parties who contribute to the utility costs, if these costs do not include heating or cooling costs, when the household shares a residence and utility costs with other individuals.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with P.L. 104-193 and P.L. 107-171.
