SR 03-41 Dated 10/03 |
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION
SIGNATURE DATE: |
September 29, 2003 |
FROM: |
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR Laurie Snow for Mary Anne Broshek |
AT (OFFICE): |
Division of Family Assistance |
TO: |
DFA Supervisors NHES Managers
|
SUBJECT: |
Revised Heat and Utility and Utilities-Only Standard Utility Allowances Originally Released by SR 03-26 dated October 1, 2003 |
EFFECTIVE DATE: |
October 1, 2003 |
SUMMARY
This SR releases revisions to the Heat and Utility standard utility allowance (SUA) and the Utilities-Only SUA to supercede those figures released in the October 2003 Food Stamp Mass Change, SR 03-26 dated October 1, 2003.
POLICY
Effective October 1, 2003, the Food Stamp Program Standard Utility Allowances are as follows:
Utility Standard |
REVISED STANDARD AMOUNTS |
2003-2004 Standard Amounts Released in SR 03-26 |
Heat and Utility |
$355 |
$361 |
Utilities-Only |
$186 |
$192 |
Electric-Only |
$105 no change |
$105 |
Telephone-Only |
$ 32 no change |
$ 32 |
POLICY MANUAL REVISIONS
Revised Food Stamp Manual Topics
PART 601, Table I FOOD STAMP DEDUCTIONS
IMPLEMENTATION
See SR 03-26. The revised Standard Utility Allowances released by this SR have been programmed into the October mass change recalculations and will be effective October 1, 2003.
CLIENT NOTIFICATION
Households experiencing a change in Food Stamp benefits due to the mass change will receive the same New HEIGHTS Notice of Decision (NOD) as described in SR 03-26.
TRAINING
No training is planned or necessary.
DISPOSITION
This SR may be destroyed or deleted after its contents have been noted and the revised manual topics released by this SR have been posted to the On-line manuals.
DISTRIBUTION
This SR will be distributed according to the electronic distribution list for Division of Family Assistance policy releases. This SR, and revised On-Line Manuals, will be available for agency staff in the On-Line Manual Library, and for public access on the Internet at http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/DFA/LIBRARY, effective November 1, 2003.
This SR, and printed pages with posting instructions, will be distributed under separate cover to all hard copy holders of the Food Stamp Manual.
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