Household operating expenses definition
Household operating expenses means the household's total monthly expenditures for food, rent, mortgage, property insurance required by the mortgage holder, property taxes, heating fuel, gas, electricity, water, sewer, and garbage collection service, except where those expenditures are paid for by someone outside the household. Condominium, space rental and association fees by themselves are not household operating expenses. However, these fees may include charges for household expenses and to the extent they are identified as such, should be counted in the computation of in-kind support and maintenance.