C-120, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

C-121 Maximum Income Limits

Revision 25-4; Effective Oct. 1, 2025

SNAP

SNAP Maximum Income Limits Effective Oct. 1, 2025

* The figures in the 165 percent column are used to determine if a person:

• who is elderly; or
• with a disability living with others;

may claim separate household status even though the person purchases or prepares food with the others.

The figures in this column are also the income limits for categorically eligible households.

C-121.1 Deduction Amounts

Revision 25-4; Effective Oct. 1, 2025

SNAP

Use the following deductions amounts when determining the household’s budget:

• Standard deduction. For household’s with:
  • three or less members, deduct $209.
  • four members, deduct $223.
  • five members, deduct $261.
  • six or more members, deduct $299
• Standard medical expense (SME) of $170, minus $35.
• Actual medical expense, minus $35.
• Homeless shelter standard deduction of $198.99.
• Maximum excess shelter deduction of $744.
• Standard utility allowance (SUA) of $445.
• Basic utility allowance (BUA) of $400.
• Telephone standard deduction of $62.

Note: A disqualified member in the household size is not used when applying the standard deduction.

Related Policy

Deductions, A-1400

C-122 How to Determine Monthly SNAP Allotments

Revision 25-4; Effective Oct. 1, 2025

SNAP

Use the whole monthly allotments by household size chart to determine the monthly allotment. Add $218 for each additional person to the whole monthly allotment to calculate the monthly allotment for a household with more than 10 people.

Determine the monthly allotment by:

• multiplying the household's net monthly income by .30;
• rounding the cents to the next higher whole dollar amount; and
• subtracting the rounded sum from the maximum monthly allotment for the household size.

Example: To determine the monthly allotment of a 12-person household with a net monthly income of $964:

• $964 X .30 = 289.2;
• $289.2 is rounded to the next whole dollar amount of $290; and
• $2,661 - $290 = $2,371 whole monthly allotment. 

Related Policy

Whole Monthly Allotments by Household Size, C-1431
Prorated SNAP Allotments by Application Date, C-1432

C-123 How to Prorate Benefits

Revision 25-4; Effective Oct. 1, 2025

SNAP

Use the prorated SNAP allotments by application date chart to determine a prorated allotment.

Determine the prorated allotment by:

• subtracting the application date from 31;
• multiplying that sum by the amount of the whole monthly allotment;
• dividing that amount by 30; and
• rounding the cents down to the nearest lower whole dollar by disregarding all cents.

Example: To determine the prorated allotment for a household with a whole monthly allotment of $395 and an application date of June 17:

• 31 - 17 = 14;
• 14 x $395 = $5,530;
• $5,530 ÷ 30 = $184.33; and
• $184.33 is rounded down to the nearest lower whole dollar amount of $184 for the prorated allotment.

Note: Use 30 and 31 days as described above no matter the number of days in the prorated month.

Some categorically eligible households can receive ongoing monthly allotments of less than $10. Do not issue allotments prorated to less than $10. A one-or two-person household that qualified for a minimum monthly allotment of $24 can receive a prorated allotment of less than $24. It cannot be a prorated allotment of less than $10.

Do not prorate benefits if the household includes a member who meets both of the following criteria:

• is a seasonal or migrant farm worker who is in or out of the workstream; and
• was certified for SNAP in Texas or another state the month before the household applied.

Related Policy

Whole Monthly Allotments by Household Size, C-1431
Prorated SNAP Allotment by Application Date, C-1432