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... assistance Utilities (including obtained CE, BLS imputes Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program with subsidies)
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... added to resources for renters; implicit rent net of expenses added to resources for owners) For applicable CU composition/location, revised basic bundle + FINAL THRESHOLDS multiplier + health insurance + housing/utilities The PPM extends childcare out-of-pocket costs that are subtracted from resources to parents who are in school or FUTURE ADDITION -- CHILDCARE disabled; in a future revision, the panel recommends that childcare needs be added to the thresholds in a similar manner to health insurance and childcare subsidies be added to resources SOURCE: For current SPM methodology, see: https://www.bls.gov/pir/spmhome.htm.
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  • health insurance
  • current spm
  • implicit rent
  • equivalence scale
  • childcare subsidies

  • energy assistance
  • housing tenure
  • prescription drugs
  • low income
  • income home

  • home energy
  • basic bundle
  • assistance program


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