Pursuant to the 2008 Farm Bill, the asset limit for SNAP households that include an elderly (age 60 or older) or disabled member has increased from $3,000 to $3,250. Read More

Purpose of Memo:The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 was signed into law on December 17, 2010. Read More

Purpose of Memo Historically, the Department has utilized the Red Book when determining car valuation. However, the cost of purchasing these books has increased since the initial purchase order. Read More

Elders who are categorically eligible for SNAP according to gross income guidelines: assets not countable but interest on assets is countable as unearned income; dividend income must be verified; case Read More

Expanded categorical eligibility for NPA Food Stamp households. Questions pertain to elder and disabled households and to 18 year-old single. Read More

Explains that rebates are noncountable income but are counted as assets under cash and Food Stamp programs, and the differences in how they are counted as assets in the different programs. Read More

An asset  is considered inaccessible, and therefore not countable, if the indvidual is a victim of domestic violence and trying to access the asset would put her at risk of further domestic viole Read More

The Department is further expanding categorical eligibility rules for Non-Public Assistance food stamp (NPA/FS) households. Read More

Federal economic stimulus payments received in 2008 are not countable as income for any of the 4 programs. Read More

Manual in chart form from MLRI. Read More