A. Income eligibility is determined based on the composition of the household. A household shall meet the gross and net monthly income eligibility standards as outlined in this section. See section 4.401.1 and 4.401.2 for the gross and net percentages of the Federal Poverty Levels.
1. ECE households must have gross income below two hundred percent (200%) of the federal poverty level.
2. BCE households shall be deemed as having met gross and net income limits.
3. Households that are not considered ECE or BCE and are instead subject to SE rules shall meet income eligibility standards as follows:
a. Households that do not include a member who is aged sixty (60) and older or a person with a disability shall have gross income at or below one hundred thirty percent (130%) of the federal poverty level and have a net income at or below one hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty level.
b. Households that include a member who is aged sixty (60) and older or a person with a disability shall have a net income at or below one hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty level.
4. For household members who are persons that are aged sixty (60) and older and/or have a disability, who are unable to purchase and prepare meals because they suffer from a disability considered permanent under the Social Security Act, or a non-disease related, severe, permanent disability, may be considered, together with his or her spouse if the spouse is living in the same home, a separate household from the others with whom the individual lives. The combined income of the others with whom the individual who is aged sixty (60) and older and a person with disabilities resides (excluding the income of the individual who is aged sixty (60) and older and a person with disabilities and his or her spouse) must not exceed one hundred sixty-five percent (165%) of the poverty level.
B. Ineligible students and household members who are ineligible due to citizenship status, intentional program violation, failure to cooperate with work programs, or failure to provide or apply for a Social Security Number, shall be excluded when determining the household size and the appropriate income eligibility maximum and/or level of benefits.
4.401.1
Gross Income Limits
Effective October 1, 2024, the gross income levels for one hundred thirty percent (130%), two hundred percent (200%), and one hundred sixty-five percent (165%) of the federal poverty level for the corresponding household size are as follows:
|
Household Size
|
130% Gross Income Level
|
200% Gross Income Level
|
165% Gross Income Level
|
|
1
|
$1,632
|
$2,510
|
$2,071
|
|
2
|
$2,215
|
$3,408
|
$2,811
|
|
3
|
$2,798
|
$4,304
|
$3,551
|
|
4
|
$3,380
|
$5,200
|
$4,290
|
|
5
|
$3,963
|
$6,098
|
$5,030
|
|
6
|
$4,546
|
$6,994
|
$5,770
|
|
7
|
$5,129
|
$7,890
|
$6,510
|
|
8
|
$5,712
|
$8,788
|
$5,712
|
|
Each additional person
|
+$583
|
+$898
|
+$740
|
4.401.2
Net Income Levels
Effective October 1, 2024, the net income level of one hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty level for the corresponding household size is as follows:
|
Household Size
|
100% Net Income Level
|
|
1
|
$1,255
|
|
2
|
$1,704
|
|
3
|
$2,152
|
|
4
|
$2,600
|
|
5
|
$3,049
|
|
6
|
$3,497
|
|
7
|
$3,945
|
|
8
|
$4,394
|
|
Each additional person
|
+$449
|
Notes
10 CCR 2506-1-4.401
37 CR 15, August 10, 2014, effective 9/1/2014
37 CR 21, November 10,2014, effective 12/1/2014
38 CR 23, December 10, 2015, effective 1/1/2016
39 CR 01, January 10, 2016, effective 2/1/2016
39 CR 05, March 10, 2016, effective 4/1/2016
39 CR 07, April 10, 2016, effective 5/1/2016
39 CR 15, August 10, 2016, effective 9/1/2016
39 CR 17, September 10, 2016, effective 10/1/2016
39 CR 19, October 10, 2016, effective 11/1/2016
39 CR 23, December 10, 2016, effective 1/1/2017
40 CR 11, June 10, 2017, effective 7/1/2017
40 CR 17, September 10, 2017, effective 10/1/2017
41 CR 15, August 10, 2018, effective 9/1/2018
40 CR 23, December 10, 2017, effective 12/30/2018
42 CR 01, January 10, 2019, effective 2/1/2019
42 CR 03, February 10, 2019, effective 3/15/2019
42 CR 17, September 10, 2019, effective 10/1/2019
42 CR 18, October 10, 2019, effective 10/1/2019
42 CR 23, December 10, 2019, effective 12/30/2019
43 CR 01, January 10, 2020, effective 1/30/2020
43 CR 05, March 10, 2020, effective 2/7/2020
43 CR 07, April 10, 2020, effective 4/30/2020
43 CR 21, November 10, 2020, effective 11/30/2020
44 CR 21, November 10, 2021, effective 11/30/2021
45 CR 05, March 10, 2022, effective 3/30/2022
45 CR 19, October 10, 2022, effective 10/1/2022
45 CR 19, October 10, 2022, effective 11/1/2022
45 CR 21, November 10, 2022, effective 11/30/2022
46 CR 17, September 10, 2023, effective 9/30/2023
46 CR 19, October 10, 2023, effective 10/1/2023 exp. 1/6/2024 (Emergency)
46 CR 21, November 10, 2023, effective 11/30/2023
47 CR 19, October 10, 2024, effective 10/1/2024, exp. 1/4/2025 (Emergency)
