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Food Stamp Program Income Eligibility Standards

October 1, 2000 - September 30, 2001
These tables give the Monthly Income Eligibility Standards for Fiscal Year 2001.

Net Monthly Income Eligibility Standards (100 Percent of Poverty Level)

Household Size 48 States 1 Alaska Hawaii
1 $ 696 $ 870 $ 800
2 938 1,172 1,078
3 1,180 1,475 1,356
4 1,421 1,777 1,635
5 1,663 2,080 1,913
6 1,905 2,382 2,191
7 2,146 2,685 2,470
8 2,388 2,987 2,748
Each Additional Member +242 +303 +279

Gross Monthly Income Eligibility Standards (130 Percent of Poverty Level)

Household Size 48 States 1 Alaska Hawaii
1 $ 905 $1,130 $1,039
2 1,219 1,524 1,401
3 1,533 1,917 1,763
4 1,848 2,310 2,125
5 2,162 2,703 2,487
6 2,476 3,097 2,849
7 2,790 3,490 3,210
8 3,104 3,883 3,572
Each Additional Member +315 +394 +362

Gross Monthly Income Eligibility Standards For Households Where Elderly Disabled Are A Separate Household (165 Percent of Poverty Level)

Household Size 48 States 1 Alaska Hawaii
1 $1,149 $1,435 $1,319
2 1,547 1,934 1,778
3 1,946 2,433 2,238
4 2,345 2,932 2,697
5 2,744 3,431 3,156
6 3,142 3,930 3,615
7 3,541 4,429 4,075
8 3,940 4,928 4,534
Each Additional Member +399 +500 +460

1. Includes District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands


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