Food stamps: See how your family size affects your SNAP benefit
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is a federal welfare program that aids families and people with food purchases. To qualify, households must meet a number of requirements, factoring in the size of the household.
SNAP defines household size for an applicant as “everyone who lives together and purchases and prepares meals together,” according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
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The program has slight adjustments every year, with some changes including income limits based on family size.
Income limits by household size for 2023
These changes went into effect Oct. 1, 2022, and will be enforced through Sept. 30 and can be found on the DHS webpage.
Below are the maximum allotments, which increased in 2023 compared to 2022, by household size for fiscal 2023 for the 48 contiguous states and D.C.
One-person: $281
Two-person: $516
Three-person: $740
Four-person: $939
Five-person: $1,116
Six-person: $1,339
Seven-person: $1,480
Eight-person: $1,691
Every additional person: $211
Alaska and Hawaii are measured differently than the list above.
Alaska: One person starts at $351 and goes up to $3,274, plus up to $409 for each additional person over eight.
Hawaii: One person starts at $538 and goes up to $3,230, plus $404 for each additional person over eight.
Below are the household size limits for the maximum gross monthly income and the maximum net monthly income.
One-person: $1,473-$1,133
Two-person: $1,984-$1,526
Three-person: $2,495-$1,920
Four-person: $3,007-$2,313
Five-person: $3,518-$2,706
Six-person: $4,029-$3,100
Seven-person: $4,541-$3,493
Eight-person: $5,052-$3,886
Every additional member: $512-$394
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A SNAP recipient’s household income typically must meet the gross income limit, which is at or below 130% of the poverty line.