Who is eligible to receive SNAP benefits?
Households must meet eligibility requirements and provide information and verification about their household circumstances. To participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: • Households may have no more than $2,000 in countable resources, such as a bank account ($3,000 if at least one person in the household is disabled or age 60 or older). Certain resources are not counted, such as a home and lot. • The gross monthly income of most households must be 130 percent or less of the Federal poverty guidelines ($2,297 per month for a family of four in most places). Gross income includes all cash payments to the household, with a few exceptions specified in the law or the program regulations. • Net monthly income must be 100 percent or less of the Federal poverty guidelines ($1,767 per month for a family of four in most places). Net income is figured by adding all of a household’s gross income, and then taking a number of approved deductions for child care, some shelter costs
