Income Limits

The rules for getting SNAP in Connecticut require that a person must be a resident of Connecticut whose income and assets are within set limits. 

For income: (please note, all standards below are for October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2009). Income limits are for gross income.  Gross income is the amount of income before taxes and deductions. The gross income limit does not apply to households in which at least one person is 60 years of age or older, or receives disability income.

Household Size	As of October 1, 2008
Household of one	$1,127 monthly
Household of two	$1,517 monthly
Household of three	$1,907 monthly
Household of four	$2,297 monthly

For assets:  (including cash, checking and savings accounts, stocks and bonds) Total assets must be lower than: 

• $3000 for households with an elderly person (60 and over), or disabled individual. 
• $2000 for all others.

A "household" is all the people who live together and buy and prepare food together. Once a household meets the eligibility requirements, we calculate the amount of the household’s SNAP benefit based on the household’s income and certain allowable deductions for shelter, dependent care expenses, medical costs and child support payments to others outside the household.  Shelter costs are rent and mortgage payments, heating or cooling not included in rent, and utility and monthly telephone services charges. The maximum SNAP benefit amounts a household can receive monthly are: 

Household Size	As of October 1, 2008
Household of one	$176 monthly
Household of two	$323 monthly
Household of three	$463 monthly
Household of four	$588 monthly

To find out if you may be eligible for SNAP based on income, follow this link: End Hunger Connecticut's SNAP Prescreener