Previous Policy: Pursuant to provisions
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) provides States with
annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) for the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP). The standard
utility allowance, limited utility allowance, single standard utility
allowance, single standard telephone allowance, excess shelter deduction,
resource standards, maximum monthly SNAP allotments, monthly net income
standards (100% of poverty), monthly gross income standards (130% of poverty),
and monthly separate assistance group standards for elderly and disabled
assistance groups only (165% of poverty) are all subject to change based on the
annual adjustments the State receives from FNS.
New policy: The Thrifty Food Plan
(TFP), which is developed by the USDA to estimate the cost of a healthy diet
across various price points, is used to determine the maximum SNAP allotments. The
new SNAP maximum allotments will be effective beginning October 1, 2023.
Additionally, the deduction amounts and income guidelines have
been adjusted and are listed below. All the utility allowances have increased.
The following amounts are increasing effective October 1, 2023: (a) the
standard deduction for AG sizes of 4 or more people; (b) excess shelter
deduction; (c) maximum homeless shelter deduction; and (d) the gross income
standard, net income standard, and separate assistance group standards for
elderly and disabled assistance groups eligibility standards. The following
amounts remain unchanged effective October 1, 2023: The maximum resource
standards; the minimum benefit allotment; and the standard deduction for an AG
size of 1-3 persons.
Standard Utility Allowance
$724
Limited Utility Allowance
$453
Single Standard Utility Allowance
$102
Single Telephone Allowance
$45
Standard Deduction
$198 for an AG size of 1 - 3 persons;
$208 for an AG size of 4 persons;
$244 for an AG size of 5 persons; and
$279 for an AG size of 6 or more persons
Maximum Excess Shelter Deduction
$672
Maximum Homeless Shelter Deduction
$179
Maximum Resource Limit
$2,750
Maximum Resource Limit for Households with at
Least
One Aged or Disabled Member
$4,250
Maximum Food Assistance Allotments
|
AG Size
|
Maximum Allotment
|
|
1
|
$291
|
|
2
|
$535
|
|
3
|
$766
|
|
4
|
$973
|
|
5
|
$1,155
|
|
6
|
$1,386
|
|
7
|
$1,532
|
|
8
|
$1,751
|
|
each additional
|
+$219
|
|
Minimum Allotment
|
$23
|
Net Income Standards (100% of poverty)
|
AG Size
|
Maximum Income
|
|
1
|
$1,215
|
|
2
|
$1,644
|
|
3
|
$2,072
|
|
4
|
$2,500
|
|
5
|
$2,929
|
|
6
|
$3,357
|
|
7
|
$3,785
|
|
8
|
$4,214
|
|
each additional
|
+$429
|
Gross Income Standards (130% of poverty)
|
AG Size
|
Maximum Income
|
|
1
|
$1,580
|
|
2
|
$2,137
|
|
3
|
$2,694
|
|
4
|
$3,250
|
|
5
|
$3,807
|
|
6
|
$4,364
|
|
7
|
$4,921
|
|
8
|
$5,478
|
|
each additional
|
+$557
|
Separate AG Income Standards -- Elderly and
Disabled AGs Only (165% of poverty)
|
AG Size
|
Maximum Income
|
|
1
|
$2,005
|
|
2
|
$2,712
|
|
3
|
$3,419
|
|
4
|
$4,125
|
|
5
|
$4,832
|
|
6
|
$5,539
|
|
7
|
$6,246
|
|
8
|
$6,952
|
|
each additional
|
+$707
|
Implementation: The
changes for the deductions and income guidelines will be implemented in Ohio
Benefits via a mass change beginning August 25th and will run through August 28th. An exception report will be created for all
cases which Ohio Benefits cannot update automatically. The eligibility worker will be required to
run the Eligibility Determination/Benefit Calculation (ED/BC), then save and
accept the results for those cases to implement these changes. Each assistance group affected by this change
will receive a notice with the new amount of benefits they will receive.