How is each households SNAP allotment determined?
Eligible households are issued a monthly allotment of SNAP benefits based on the Thrifty Food Plan, a low-cost model diet plan. The TFP is based on National Academy of Sciences Recommended Dietary Allowances, and on food choices of low-income households. An individual household’s SNAP allotment is equal to the maximum allotment for that household’s size, less 30 percent of the household’s net income. Households with no countable income receive the maximum allotment ($588 per month in Fiscal Year 2009 for a household of four people). Allotment levels are higher for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, reflecting higher food prices in those areas.
Eligible households are issued a monthly allotment of SNAP benefits based on the Thrifty Food Plan, a low-cost model diet plan. The TFP is based on National Academy of Sciences Recommended Dietary Allowances, and on food choices of low-income households. An individual household’s SNAP allotment is equal to the maximum allotment for that household’s size, less 30 percent of the household’s net income. Households with no countable income receive the maximum allotment ($668 per month in Fiscal Year 2009 for a household of four people). Allotment levels are higher for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, reflecting higher food prices in those areas.
Eligible households are issued a monthly allotment of SNAP benefits based on the Thrifty Food Plan, a low-cost model diet plan. The TFP is based on National Academy of Sciences Recommended Dietary Allowances, and on food choices of low-income households. An individual household’s SNAP allotment is equal to the maximum allotment for that household’s size, less 30 percent of the household’s net income. Households with no countable income receive the maximum allotment ($668 per month in Fiscal Year 2010 for a household of four people). Allotment levels are higher for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands, reflecting higher food prices in those areas.
