Department of Human Services Food Stamp Online Policy Manual Treatment of Income - Standards	Revised:
27.10	INFORMATION FOR COMPUTING FOOD STAMP ALLOTMENTS	Food Stamp Table of Contents

To determine a household’s food stamp coupon allotment using the Basis of Issuance Tables:

1. Calculate the household’s net monthly income.

2. Compare the household’s net monthly income to the maximum allowable net monthly income standard, Column C, below.

3. If the household’s net monthly income is larger than the figure shown in Column C, the household is ineligible.

4. If the household’s net monthly income is smaller than or equal to the figure shown in Column C, the household is eligible. Find the allotment by reading in the table down to the appropriate household size.

Effective 10/1/09	Maximum Gross Monthly Income Elderly/Disabled Separate Household* 165% of Poverty	Maximum Gross Monthly Income* 130% of Poverty	Maximum Net Monthly Income 100% of Poverty	Thrifty Food Plan Maximum Allotment
HH Size	Column A	Column B	Column C	Column D
1	1,490	1,174	903	200
2	2,004	1,579	1,215	367
3	2,518	1,984	1,526	526
4	3,032	2,389	1,838	668
5	3,547	2,794	2,150	793
6	4,061	3,200	2,461	952
7	4,575	3,605	2,773	1,052
8	5,089	4,010	3,085	1,202
9	5,604	4,416	3,397	1,352
10	6,119	4,822	3,709	1,502
11	6,634	5,228	4,021	1,652
12	7,149	5,634	4,333	1,802
13	7,664	6,040	4,645	1,952
14	8,179	6,446	4,957	2,102
15	8,694	6,852	5,269	2,252
16	9,209	7,258	5,581	2,402
17	9,724	7,664	5,893	2,552
18	10,239	8,070	6,205	2,702
19	10,754	8,476	6,517	2,852
20	11,269	8,882	6,829	3,002
21	11,784	9,288	7,141	3,152
22	12,299	9,694	7,453	3,302
23	12,814	10,100	7,765	3,452
24	13,329	10,506	8,077	3,602
25	13,844	10,912	8,389	3,752
Each Add.	+ $ 515	+ $ 406	+ $ 312	+ $ 150

*Maximum Gross and Net Monthly Income figures are used to determine eligibility, only.

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