LAC 67:III.1953. Income Eligibility Standards

A. The income eligibility standards for SNAP shall be as follows: 1. Gross Income. (All households except those specified in Paragraph 2 below.) The income eligibility standards for the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands shall be 130 percent of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) nonfarm income poverty guidelines for the 48 states and the District of Columbia. Broad-based categorically eligible households shall meet 200 percent of the income poverty guidelines instead of 130 percent. 2. Net Income. For households which contain a member who is 60 years of age or over, or a member who receives Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, or disability and blindness payments under Titles I, II, X, XIV of the Social Security Act, the net income eligibility standards for SNAP shall be as follows: The income eligibility standards for the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands shall be the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) nonfarm income poverty guideline for the 48 states and the District of Columbia. 3. Effective April 1, 1983, Section 12-236 will be revised to amend the income eligibility standards. Households with no elderly or disabled members will be subject to both the gross and net income eligibility tests. To be eligible, these households must meet both the net and gross income standards. 4. The income eligibility limits, as described in this Paragraph, are revised annually to reflect OMB's annual adjustment to the nonfarm poverty guidelines for the 48 states and the District of Columbia, for Alaska, and for Hawaii.