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-1967 - Setting the Standard Utility Allowance and the Basic Utility Allowance
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. Effective October 1, 1985, and each October 1 thereafter, the annualized standard utility allowance in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program shall be adjusted to reflect changes in the cost of utilities.
B. The department will conduct an annual statewide survey of utility companies to determine the average monthly cost of utilities. This methodology is subject to approval by the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. The standard allowance developed shall also be submitted to USDA FNS for approval.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with 7 CFR 273.9(d)(6), P.L. 104-193, P.L. 110-246.
