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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From: Ruth Whitney, Director                                Expiration Date: Until Superseded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:

 

  1. Standard deduction remains $134.
  2.  

  3. Standard utility allowance will increase to $195.
  4.  

  5. Maximum excess shelter deduction changed to $354; Aged/Disabled households have no limit on maximum excess shelter deduction.
  6.  

  7. On [Appendix D], SSI Only-Individual will increase to $531, SSA/SSI Individual will increase to $551, SSI Only-Individual Reduced will increase to $354, and SSA/SSI Individual Reduced will increase to $374

 

Aggregate allotment issued in September for October should be based on the 10-1-01 chart.


See Basis of Issuance_p.1_FSC 01-10_10-01-01

Non-Categorically Eligible

Exhibit A

FOOD STAMP BENEFITS BASIS OF ISSUANCE

REGULAR HOUSEHOLDS

***AGED-DISABLED HOUSEHOLDS

HOUSEHOLD

*PRETEST

*MAXIMUM

MAXIMUM

MINIMUM

165% INCOME

HOUSEHOLD

*MAXIMUM

MAXIMUM

MINIMUM

SIZE

INCOME

NET INCOME

BENEFITS

**BENEFITS

SIZE

NET INCOME

BENEFITS

**BENEFITS

1

931

716

135

10**

1182

1

716

135

10**

2

1258

968

248

10**

1597

2

968

248

10**

3

1585

1183

356

2

2013

3

1183

356

2

4

1913

1471

452

10

2427

4

1471

452

10

5

2240

1723

537

20

2843

5

1723

537

20

6

2567

1975

644

52

3258

6

1975

644

52

7

2894

2226

712

44

3673

7

2226

712

44

8

3221

2478

814

70

4088

8

2478

814

70

9

3549

2730

916

97

4504

9

2730

916

97

10

3877

2982

1018

123

4920

10

2982

1018

123

11

4205

3234

1120

149

5336

11

3234

1120

149

12

4533

3486

1222

176

5752

12

3486

1222

176

13

4861

3738

1324

202

6168

13

3738

1324

202

14

5189

3990

1426

229

6584

14

3990

1426

229

15

5517

4242

1528

255

7000

15

4242

1528

255

16

5845

4494

1630

281

7416

16

4494

1630

281

17

6173

4746

1732

308

7832

17

4746

1732

308

18

6501

4998

1834

334

8248

18

4998

1834

334

19

6829

5250

1936

361

8664

19

5250

1936

361

20

7157

5502

2038

387

9080

20

5502

2038

387

21

7485

5754

2140

413

9496

21

5754

2140

413

22

7813

6006

2242

439

9912

22

6006

2242

439

23

8141

6258

2344

465

10328

23

6258

2344

465

24

8469

6510

2446

491

10744

24

6510

2446

491

25

8797

6762

2548

517

11160

25

6762

2548

517

26

9125

7014

2650

543

11576

26

7014

2650

543

27

9453

7266

2752

569

11992

27

7266

2752

569

28

9781

7518

2854

595

12408

28

7518

2854

595

29

10109

7770

2956

621

12824

29

7770

2956

621

30

10437

8022

3058

647

13240

30

8022

3058

647

* REGULAR HOUSEHOLDS are subject to gross income pretest and the maximum net income.

AGED/DISABLED HOUSEHOLDS are subject only to the maximum net income limit for their household size.

** MINIMUM BENEFITS - For one or two person households the minimum monthly benefit allotment is $10.

***INCAPACITATED/AGED - LIVING WITH OTHERS - See [Policy FSC 1630] number 4.

See reverse side for CATEGORICAL ELIGIBLE household (Exhibit B).

 

See Basis of Issuance_p.2_FSC 01-10_10-01-01

Categorically Eligible

Exhibit B

Food Stamp Benefits Basis of Issuance

Household

Maximum

Minimum

Size

Benefits

**Benefits

1

135

10**

** 1 and 2 person households that

2

248

10**

are categorically eligible are

3

356

1****

entitled to at least $10.

4

452

1****

5

537

1****

6

644

1

7

712

1

8

814

1

9

916

1

10

1018

1

11

1120

1

12

1222

1

13

1324

1

14

1426

1

15

1528

1

16

1630

1

17

1732

1

18

1834

1

19

1936

1

20

2038

1

21

2140

1

22

2242

1

23

2344

1

24

2446

1

25

2548

1

26

2650

1

27

2752

1

28

2854

1

29

2956

1

30

3058

1

**** CATEGORICALLY ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS do not have to meet regular households net income levels

Categorically eligible households with three or more members will be entitled to benefits of at least $2 if the Thrifty Food Plan

reduced by 30% of their net income is at least $1. ($1.00 benefit allotments are automatically rounded to $2.00 before issuance.

See Categorically Eligible FSC Policy for details.

 


Inquiries to: Curtisteen Brooks, Food Stamp Section, (501) 682-8285