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Food Stamp Program Fiscal Year 2004
Eligibility Limits


Net Monthly Income Eligibility Standards (100% of Poverty Level: October 1, 2003 - September 30, 2004)

Household Size

48 States*

Alaska

Hawaii

1

$749

$935

$861

2

$1,010

$1,262

$1,162

3

$1,272

$1,590

$1,463

4

$1,534

$1,917

$1,764

5

$1,795

$2,245

$2,065

6

$2,057

$2,572

$2,365

7

$2,319

$2,900

$2,666

8

$2,580

$3,227

$2,967

Each Additional Member

+ $262

+ $328

+ $301

* Includes District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

Gross Monthly Income Eligibility Standards (130% of Poverty Level: October 1, 2003 - September 30, 2004)

 

Household Size

48 States¹

Alaska

Hawaii

1

$973

$1,215

$1,120

2

$1,313

$1,641

$1,511

3

$1,654

$2,066

$1,902

4

$1,994

$2,492

$2,293

5

$2,334

$2,918

$2,684

6

$2,674

$3,344

$3,075

7

$3,014

$3,769

$3,466

8

$3,354

$4,195

$3,857

Each Additional Member

+ $341

+ $426

+ $392

* Includes District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

Gross Monthly Income Standards for Households Where Elderly Disabled are a Separate Household (165% of Poverty Level: October 1, 2003 - September 30, 2004)

Household Size

48 States*

Alaska

Hawaii

1

$1,235

$1,524

$1,421

2

$1,667

$2,082

$1,917

3

$2,099

$2,623

$2,414

4

$2,530

$3,163

$2,910

5

$2,962

$3,703

$3,406

6

$3,394

$4,244

$3,903

7

$3,826

$4,784

$4,399

8

$4,257

$5,324

$4,895

Each Additional Member

+ $432

+ $541

+ $497

* Includes District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.

Food Stamp Program Fiscal Year 2004 Monthly Allotments and Deductions

Maximum Food Stamp Allotments (October 2003 - September 2004): The maximum food stamp allotment is the maximum benefit a household can receive under the program. Only households without countable income (income minus deductions) receive the maximum allotment. Deductions and allotments are more generous in Hawaii and Alaska to reflect the higher cost of living.**

Household Size

48 States and D.C.*

1

$141

2

$259

3

$371

4

$471

5

$560

6

$672

7

$743

8

$849

Each Additional Member

 +$106  

*See the USDA FNS website for information on Alaska, Hawaii, Guam and the Virgin Islands

Deductions (October 2003 - September 2004): The standard deduction applies to all families to cover essential needs and services not covered by other deductions. The standard deduction will vary by household size up to households of six persons or more, which receive the maximum deduction. The shelter deduction is available for households whose shelter costs exceed half their income after all other deductions have been taken into account. The deduction is equal to 30 cents for every dollar more than half its net income that a household spends on housing.

Area

Standard Deductions

 

Household Size

 1-3         4          5           6+ 

48 States and D.C.

$134      $134     $149       $171

Alaska

$229      $229     $229       $229

Hawaii

$189      $189     $189       $197

Guam

$269      $269     $298       $342

Virgin Islands

$118      $127     $149       $171

 

 

 

Area

Shelter Deduction

48 States and D.C.

$378

Alaska

$604

Hawaii

$509

Guam

$444

Virgin Islands

$298

 

 

Homeless Shelter Estimate (National)

$143

** See USDA, Food and Nutrition Service, Food Stamp Program Maximum Monthly Allotments: Alaska, Hawaii, Guam & U.S. Virgin Islands.

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