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Food Stamp Program

Allowable per Case-Month Exemptions by State (w/3-month Time Limit on the Exemptions)

  Original Allocation  If implemented as of 10/1/1999 If implemented as of 1/1/1999 If implemented as of 4/1/1999
State Case-mos Allowed* Persons Exempted** Persons Exempted** Persons Exempted**
Persons
Exempted**
Alabama 1,633 1,158 1,158 1,545 2,317
Alaska 117 83 83 110 165
Arizona 750 532 532 710 1,065
Arkansas 757 537 537 716 1,074
California 11,560 8,199 8,199 10,932 16,398
Colorado 455 323 323 430 646
Connecticut 533 378 378 504 756
Delaware 145 103 103 137 206
Dist. of Col. 0 0 0 0 0
Florida 2,245 1,592 1,592 2,123 3,184
Georgia 2,147 1,523 1,523 2,030 3,045
Guam 23 17 17 22 33
Hawaii 437 310 310 413 620
Idaho 252 179 179 238 357
Illinois 2,925 2,074 2,074 2,766 4,149
Indiana 1,124 797 797 1,062 1,594
Iowa 456 323 323 431 647
Kansas 363 257 257 343 514
Kentucky 1,213 860 860 1,147 1,721
Louisiana 966 685 685 914 1,370
Maine 431 306 306 407 611
Maryland 523 371 371 494 742
Massachusetts 1,057 750 750 1,000 1,500
Michigan 6,276 4,451 4,451 5,935 8,903
Minnesota 750 532 532 710 1,064
Mississippi 1,718 1,218 1,218 1,625 2,437
Missouri 1,517 1,076 1,076 1,434 2,152
Montana 235 167 167 223 334
Nebraska 334 237 237 316 474
Nevada 388 275 275 367 550
New Hampshire 60 43 43 57 85
New Jersey 823 584 584 779 1,168
New Mexico 339 241 241 321 481
New York 2,881 2,043 2,043 2,725 4,087
North Carolina 2,318 1,644 1,644 2,192 3,288
North Dakota 136 96 96 128 193
Ohio 3,126 2,217 2,217 2,956 4,434
Oklahoma 1,433 1,017 1,017 1,355 2,033
Oregon 1,578 1,119 1,119 1,492 2,238
Pennsylvania 1,767 1,254 1,254 1,671 2,507
Rhode Island 103 73 73 97 145
South Carolina 659 468 468 624 935
South Dakota 104 74 74 99 148
Tennessee 3,046 2,160 2,160 2,881 4,321
Texas 4,819 3,418 3,418 4,557 6,836
Utah 230 163 163 218 326
Vermont 311 221 221 294 442
Virginia 2,035 1,443 1,443 1,924 2,886
Virgin Islands 35 25 25 34 50
Washington 783 555 555 740 1,110
West Virginia 412 292 292 390 585
Wisconsin 671 476 476 634 951
Wyoming 149 106 106 141 211

* Average monthly case-months allowed.
** Assumes the dynamic of a typical ABAWD FSP recipient remaining on program for 1.41 months with a 3 month time limit.
96 CWEP Adj. does not take into account states providing work opportunities through the E&T program


Last Updated on 10/13/98


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