STANDARD DISREGARD
ISSUE DATE: 10/2020
MFIP, DWP, GA, GRH:
No provisions.
SNAP:
Apply a standard deduction that is 8.31% of the maximum monthly net adjusted income to the total earned or unearned income of each unit based on its size. The standard deduction should not be less than the current standard for a unit size of 1 and no more than the standard for a unit size of 6.
UNIT SIZE | AMOUNT |
1 | $167 |
2 | $167 |
3 | $167 |
4 | $181 |
5 | $212 |
6 or more people | $243 |
As of October 1, 2010 the standard deduction is indexed to inflation.
MSA:
Apply a standard disregard of $20 to a client's earned or unearned income. If a client has both types of income, apply the disregard to unearned income first, any remainder to earned income.
When both spouses are clients who live together, apply the disregard only once to their combined income.
PREVIOUS REVISIONS
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 10/2019 | in SNAP updates the standard deduction amounts. |
| 10/2018 | in SNAP updates standard deduction amounts due to (FY) 2019 Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) to SNAP. |
| 10/2017 | in SNAP updates the standard deduction amounts due to the (FY) 2018 Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). |
| 10/2016 | in SNAP updates the standard deduction amounts. |
| 10/2015 | in SNAP updates the standard deduction amounts. |
| 10/2014 | in SNAP updates the standard deduction amounts. |
| 10/2013 | updates the standard deduction amounts. |
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