MANUAL TRANSMITTAL
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Division of County Operations
Policy Directive Issuance Number: FSC 01-10
Food Stamp Certification Manual Issuance Date: 10/01/2001
From: Ruth Whitney, Director Expiration Date: Until Superseded
Subj: Food Stamp Program Basis of Issuance Chart
SUMMARY OF CHANGES
Effective October 1, 2001, maximum food stamp benefit amounts and income levels for household increase as indicated on the attached Basis of Issuance Chart.
Budget deductions will change as follows:
Aggregate allotment issued in September for October should be based on the 10-1-01 chart.
See Basis of
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Non-Categorically Eligible |
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Exhibit A |
FOOD STAMP BENEFITS BASIS OF ISSUANCE |
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REGULAR HOUSEHOLDS |
***AGED-DISABLED HOUSEHOLDS |
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HOUSEHOLD |
*PRETEST |
*MAXIMUM |
MAXIMUM |
MINIMUM |
165% INCOME |
HOUSEHOLD |
*MAXIMUM |
MAXIMUM |
MINIMUM |
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SIZE |
INCOME |
NET INCOME |
BENEFITS |
**BENEFITS |
SIZE |
NET INCOME |
BENEFITS |
**BENEFITS |
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1 |
931 |
716 |
135 |
10** |
1182 |
1 |
716 |
135 |
10** |
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2 |
1258 |
968 |
248 |
10** |
1597 |
2 |
968 |
248 |
10** |
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3 |
1585 |
1183 |
356 |
2 |
2013 |
3 |
1183 |
356 |
2 |
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4 |
1913 |
1471 |
452 |
10 |
2427 |
4 |
1471 |
452 |
10 |
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5 |
2240 |
1723 |
537 |
20 |
2843 |
5 |
1723 |
537 |
20 |
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6 |
2567 |
1975 |
644 |
52 |
3258 |
6 |
1975 |
644 |
52 |
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7 |
2894 |
2226 |
712 |
44 |
3673 |
7 |
2226 |
712 |
44 |
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8 |
3221 |
2478 |
814 |
70 |
4088 |
8 |
2478 |
814 |
70 |
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9 |
3549 |
2730 |
916 |
97 |
4504 |
9 |
2730 |
916 |
97 |
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10 |
3877 |
2982 |
1018 |
123 |
4920 |
10 |
2982 |
1018 |
123 |
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11 |
4205 |
3234 |
1120 |
149 |
5336 |
11 |
3234 |
1120 |
149 |
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12 |
4533 |
3486 |
1222 |
176 |
5752 |
12 |
3486 |
1222 |
176 |
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13 |
4861 |
3738 |
1324 |
202 |
6168 |
13 |
3738 |
1324 |
202 |
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14 |
5189 |
3990 |
1426 |
229 |
6584 |
14 |
3990 |
1426 |
229 |
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15 |
5517 |
4242 |
1528 |
255 |
7000 |
15 |
4242 |
1528 |
255 |
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16 |
5845 |
4494 |
1630 |
281 |
7416 |
16 |
4494 |
1630 |
281 |
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17 |
6173 |
4746 |
1732 |
308 |
7832 |
17 |
4746 |
1732 |
308 |
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18 |
6501 |
4998 |
1834 |
334 |
8248 |
18 |
4998 |
1834 |
334 |
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19 |
6829 |
5250 |
1936 |
361 |
8664 |
19 |
5250 |
1936 |
361 |
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20 |
7157 |
5502 |
2038 |
387 |
9080 |
20 |
5502 |
2038 |
387 |
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21 |
7485 |
5754 |
2140 |
413 |
9496 |
21 |
5754 |
2140 |
413 |
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22 |
7813 |
6006 |
2242 |
439 |
9912 |
22 |
6006 |
2242 |
439 |
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23 |
8141 |
6258 |
2344 |
465 |
10328 |
23 |
6258 |
2344 |
465 |
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24 |
8469 |
6510 |
2446 |
491 |
10744 |
24 |
6510 |
2446 |
491 |
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25 |
8797 |
6762 |
2548 |
517 |
11160 |
25 |
6762 |
2548 |
517 |
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26 |
9125 |
7014 |
2650 |
543 |
11576 |
26 |
7014 |
2650 |
543 |
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27 |
9453 |
7266 |
2752 |
569 |
11992 |
27 |
7266 |
2752 |
569 |
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28 |
9781 |
7518 |
2854 |
595 |
12408 |
28 |
7518 |
2854 |
595 |
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29 |
10109 |
7770 |
2956 |
621 |
12824 |
29 |
7770 |
2956 |
621 |
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30 |
10437 |
8022 |
3058 |
647 |
13240 |
30 |
8022 |
3058 |
647 |
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* REGULAR HOUSEHOLDS are subject to gross income pretest and the maximum net income. |
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| AGED/DISABLED HOUSEHOLDS are subject only to the maximum net income limit for their household size. | |||||||||
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** MINIMUM BENEFITS - For one or two person households the minimum monthly benefit allotment is $10. |
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***INCAPACITATED/AGED - LIVING WITH OTHERS - See [Policy FSC 1630] number 4. |
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See reverse side for CATEGORICAL ELIGIBLE household (Exhibit B). |
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See Basis of Issuance_p.2_FSC 01-10_10-01-01
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Categorically Eligible |
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Exhibit B |
Food Stamp Benefits Basis of Issuance |
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Household |
Maximum |
Minimum |
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Size |
Benefits |
**Benefits |
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1 |
135 |
10** |
** 1 and 2 person households that |
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2 |
248 |
10** |
are categorically eligible are |
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3 |
356 |
1**** |
entitled to at least $10. |
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4 |
452 |
1**** |
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5 |
537 |
1**** |
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6 |
644 |
1 |
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7 |
712 |
1 |
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8 |
814 |
1 |
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9 |
916 |
1 |
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10 |
1018 |
1 |
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11 |
1120 |
1 |
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12 |
1222 |
1 |
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13 |
1324 |
1 |
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14 |
1426 |
1 |
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15 |
1528 |
1 |
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16 |
1630 |
1 |
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17 |
1732 |
1 |
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18 |
1834 |
1 |
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19 |
1936 |
1 |
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20 |
2038 |
1 |
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21 |
2140 |
1 |
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22 |
2242 |
1 |
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23 |
2344 |
1 |
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24 |
2446 |
1 |
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25 |
2548 |
1 |
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26 |
2650 |
1 |
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27 |
2752 |
1 |
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28 |
2854 |
1 |
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29 |
2956 |
1 |
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30 |
3058 |
1 |
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**** CATEGORICALLY ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS do not have to meet regular households net income levels |
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Categorically eligible households with three or more members will be entitled to benefits of at least $2 if the Thrifty Food Plan |
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reduced by 30% of their net income is at least $1. ($1.00 benefit allotments are automatically rounded to $2.00 before issuance. |
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See Categorically Eligible FSC Policy for details. |
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Inquiries to: Curtisteen Brooks, Food Stamp Section, (501) 682-8285