County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency HHSA CalFresh Program Guide Utility Allowances LUA and TUA Number Page 63237 1 of 1 Background As a result of implementation of the State Utility Assistance Subsidy SUAS program the Limited Utility Allowance LUA and the Telephone Utility Allowance TUA are no longer used in the determination of CalFresh allotments Policy 632371 Definition The LUA and TUA are used only when calculating if the combined rentmortgage and utilities costs are more than incomeresources to determine entitlement to Expedited Services See 631051 Households are entitled to Expedited Services when the combined actual monthly gross income and liquid resources are less than the households actual monthly rent or mortgage plus the amount of the Standard Utility Allowance SUA LUA or TUA The SUA if actually paying for utilities for heating or cooling or The LUA if actually paying for two utilities but not for heating or cooling or The TUA if actually paying for telephone services and not eligible to the SUA or LUA Once the case is approved determine if the household is eligible for the SUAS payment See 632366 Refer to 6311021 for the current LUA and TUA allowance amounts Impacts No impacts Program Affected No other programs affected References All County Letter 1466 MPP 63502363 Approval for release 11062014 Sunset Date This policy will be reviewed for continuance by 11062017