Income Limits

The rules for getting SNAP in Connecticut require that a person must be a resident of Connecticut whose income is within set limits. For some households, there is also an asset limit. 

For income: (please note, all standards below are for April 1, 2009 to March 1, 2010). Income limits are for gross income.  Gross income is the amount of income before taxes and deductions. The gross income limit does not apply to households in which at least one person is 60 years of age or older, or receives disability income.

Household Size	As of July 1, 2009
Household of one	$1,671 monthly
Household of two	$2,248 monthly
Household of three	$2,823 monthly
Household of four	$3,400 monthly

There is no asset limit EXCEPT for households whose gross income is more than 185% of the Federal Poverty Level. For those households, total assets including cash, savings accounts, stocks and bonds cannot be more than $3000. We do not include the home the client lives in as an asset, nor do we put a lien on the home.  We also do not count vehicles or retirement accounts, such as IRAs.

A "household" is all the people who live together and buy and prepare food together. Once a household meets the eligibility requirements, we calculate the amount of the household’s SNAP benefit based on the household’s income and certain allowable deductions for shelter, dependent care expenses, medical costs and child support payments to others outside the household.  Shelter costs are rent and mortgage payments, heating or cooling not included in rent, and utility and monthly telephone services charges. 

As of April 1, 2009, the maximum SNAP benefit amounts are: 

For a household of:	the maximum SNAP benefit is:
1	$200 monthly
2	$367 monthly
3	$526 monthly
4	$668 monthly

To find out if you may be eligible for SNAP based on income, follow this link: End Hunger Connecticut's SNAP Prescreener