Appendix B - Table of Standards

Overview

SNAP participation is limited to households with income not exceeding the following gross and net monthly income standardsClosed Levels of net countable income for each size household which cannot be exceeded for certain households if the household is to be eligible.. October 1, 2024, to September 30, 2025.

 

Gross Monthly Income Standards for Expanded Categorically EligibleClosed Any household in which all members receive or are authorized to receive TANF and/or SSI. These households are income and asset eligible. (ECE) Households

(200% of Poverty Level)
HouseholdClosed People who buy and prepare food together. Spouses, parents, and children who live together are usually counted as the same household. Size Gross Monthly Income
1 $2,510
2 $3,408
3 $4,304
4 $5,200
5 $6,098
6 $6,994
7 $7,890
8 $8,788
Each Additional Member + $898

 

Gross Monthly Income Standards

(130% of Poverty Level)
Household Size Gross Monthly Income
1 $1,632
2 $2,215
3 $2,798
4 $3,380
5 $3,963
6 $4,546
7 $5,129
8 $5,712
Each Additional Member + $583

 

Gross Monthly Income Standards for Households Where Elderly /DisabledClosed A member of a household who meets one of the following criteria: 1.Eligible to receive SSI benefits, including presumptive SSI payments, or is eligible as a 1619B under SSI criteria. 2.Is determined disabled by SSA and in receipt of disability payments. 3.Is a recipient of disability related medical assistance under Medicaid (Title XIX of the Social Security Act). Eligibility to receive these benefits must be based on disability or blindness criteria, which is at least as stringent as SSI regulations. 4.Is in receipt of disability retirement benefits from a government agency because of a disability considered permanent under Social Security disability criteria. 5.Is a veteran with a service connected or non-service connected disability. 6.Is a veteran considered by the VA in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently house bound under Title 38 of the United States Code. 7.Is a surviving spouse of a veteran and considered by the VA in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently house bound or a surviving child of a veteran and considered by the VA as permanently incapable of self-support under Title 38 of the United States Code. 8.Is a surviving spouse or surviving child of a veteran and considered by the VA entitled to compensation for a service-connected death or pension benefits for a non-service-connected death under Title 38 of the United States Code and has a disability considered permanent. Entitled refers to a surviving spouse and surviving children who are receiving the compensation or pension benefits stated or have been approved for such payments but are not yet receiving them. 9.Is in receipt of a Railroad Retirement disability annuity and has been determined to qualify for Medicare. 10.Is in receipt of SSI optional or mandatory supplementation. (North Dakota does not have SSI optional or mandatory supplementation. However, someone moving to North Dakota may have received this benefit from another state.) 11. Is in receipt of disability-based State general assistance benefits, provided that the eligibility to receive any of these benefits is based upon disability or blindness criteria established by the state they receive the benefit from, which are at least as stringent as those used under SSI regulations. (North Dakota does not have disability-based State general assistance benefits. However, someone moving to North Dakota may have received this benefit from another state.) are a Separate Household

(165% of Poverty Level)
Household Size Gross Monthly Income
1 $2,071
2 $2,811
3 $3,551
4 $4,290
5 $5,030
6 $5,770
7 $6,510
8 $7,249
Each Additional Member + $740

 

The gross monthly income test does not apply to households who:

 

  1. Are categorically eligibleClosed Having met the qualifications to receive a SNAP benefit by meeting the specified nonfinancial and financial requirements of eligibility. because all members are receiving or are authorized to receive TANF cash assistance, TANF Post Employment, Tribal TANF, or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

  2. Include a member who is disabled or age 60 or older. An individual is considered elderly the month he/she turns 60 years old. NOTE: Households are subject to the 130% GMI test when an elderly or disabled member is disqualified for any of the following reasons:

    1. intentional program violation.

    2. fleeing felonClosed An individual will be considered a fleeing felon when a Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity presents an outstanding felony arrest warrant that conforms to one of the following National Crime Information Center Uniform Offense Classification Codes: •Escape (4901); •Flight to Avoid (prosecution, confinement, etc.) (4902); or •Flight-Escape (4999). or probation/parole violation.

    3. convicted of receiving duplicate benefits.

    4. convicted of trading benefits for weapons, ammunition, explosives, or drugs

    5. convicted of buying or selling benefits of $500 or more; or,

    6. convicted after 08/22/96 of a federal or state felony for possession, use or distribution of illegal drugs.

  3. Include a member who is disabled or age 60 or older and do not pass the ECE gross income test.

     

Households with income less than the gross monthly income standard (GMI) have their net income evaluated according to the net monthly income standard (NMI).

 

Net Monthly Income Standards

(100% of Poverty Level)
Household Size Gross Monthly Income
1 $1,255
2 $1,704
3 $2,152
4 $2,600
5 $3,049
6 $3,497
7 $3,945
8 $4,394
Each Additional Member + $449

 

Households are exempt from the net monthly income test if the household is CE/ECE.

 

Thrifty Food Plan

 

Maximum SNAP Allotments
Household Size Gross Monthly Income
1 $292
2 $536
3 $768
4 $975
5 $1,158
6 $1,390
7 $1,536
8 $1,756
Each Additional Member + $220

 

Shelter/Utility Allowance Deduction Table (HLSU)
Allowance Total Amount
Standard Utility Allowance (SUA) $ 751
Limited Utility Allowance (LUSA) $ 279
Minimum Utility Standard (MU) $ 123
Telephone Standard $ 34
Maximum Shelter Deduction $ 712
Homeless Shelter Deduction

$ 190.30

References: 7 CFR 273.9(a)(1)(i) and (a)(2)(i), 7 CFR 273.10(e)(4)(ii)

Effective Date: 10/1/2024