SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM- SECTION 1038- SNAP PROGRAM STANDARDS
218-820 INACTIVE RULE
Title | 218 | Department of Human Services |
Chapter | XXX | Old Regulations Which Were Not Assigned Chapter-Subchap-Part |
Subchapter | XX | Old Regulations Which Were Not Assigned Chapter-Subchap-Part |
Part | 820 | SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM- SECTION 1038- SNAP PROGRAM STANDARDS |
Type of Filing | Amendment |
Regulation Status | Inactive |
Effective | 10/01/2011 to 03/15/2012 |
Regulation Authority:
RIGL 40-6-8
Purpose and Reason:
The amendment implements the annual cost-of-living adjustments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The following changes will be implemented effective October 1, 2011: (1). gross and net income eligibility standards increased, (2). The excess shelter deduction increased from four hundred and fifty-eight dollars ($458.00) to four hundred and fifty-nine dollars ($459.00), and (3). the standard deduction for household sizes 1 through 3 increased to $147; for a household of 4, increased to $155, for a household of 5, increased to $181 and for households of 6 and larger, increased to $208.