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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

FY 2009 Income Eligibility Standards

These tables give the Monthly Income Eligibility Standards for Fiscal Year 2009
(Oct. 1, 2008 to Sept. 30, 2009).

Net Monthly Income Eligibility Standards (100 Percent of Poverty Level)

Household Size 48 States 1 Alaska Hawaii
1 $ 867 $1,084 $ 997
2 1,167 1,459 1,342
3 1,467 1,834 1,687
4 1,767 2,209 2,032
5 2,067 2,584 2,377
6 2,367 2,959 2,722
7 2,667 3,334 3,067
8 2,967 3,709 3,412
Each Additional Member +300 +375 +345

 
Gross Monthly Income Eligibility Standards  (130 Percent of Poverty Level)

Household Size 48 States 1 Alaska Hawaii
1 $1,127 $1,409 $1,296
2 1,517 1,896 1,745
3 1,907 2,384 2,193
4 2,297 2,871 2,642
5 2,687 3,359 3,090
6 3,077 3,846 3,539
7 3,467 4,334 3,987
8 3,857 4,821 4,436
Each Additional Member +390 +488 +449

 
Gross Monthly Income Eligibility Standards For Households Where Elderly Disabled Are A Separate Household (165 Percent of Poverty Level

Household Size 48 States 1 Alaska Hawaii
1 $1,430 $1,788 $1,645
2 1,925 2,407 2,214
3 2,420 3,025 2,783
4 2,915 3,644 3,353
5 3,410 4,263 3,922
6 3,905 4,882 4,491
7 4,400 5,500 5,060
8 4,895 6,119 5,630
Each Additional Member +495 +619 +570

1 Includes District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands


Last Modified:  04/30/2009