If someone outside all of the households pays for the common shelter item, each household
receives ISM.
If someone in one or more of the households pays for the shelter item, the remaining
household(s) using the item receives ISM.
If the individual's household does receive outside ISM in the form of a shelter item
that is also used by another household, assume, absent evidence to the contrary, that
the households use the shelter item equally and divide the vendor charge by the number
of households.
Assume, absent evidence to the contrary, that the household in which the individual
lives does not receive ISM in the form of a common shelter item if the individual or any member of
their household:
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has rental liability to someone in another of the households using the common shelter
item (assume that the rent payment includes provision of the common shelter item);
or
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renders services to someone in another of the households that use the common shelter
item in return for unearned or earned remuneration in the form of shelter (assume
that the common shelter item is counted as income in the form of renumeration for
services); or
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receives rent-free shelter from someone in another of the households that use the
common shelter item (assume that the value of the free rent includes provision of
the common shelter item).