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For SNAP, Connecticut uses “broad-based categorical eligibility.” Under this policy, households are categorically eligible for SNAP if they qualify for a non-cash benefit funded by the federal TANF block grant or state maintenance-of-effort requirements. In Connecticut, this policy confers SNAP eligibility to households with gross income up to 200% of FPL, which is the highest income allowed under this option. Connecticut provides five months of SNAP benefits though a Transitional Benefits Alternative for households that are leaving TFA due to new or increased earned income.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (the Atlanta Fed) developed a Career Ladder Identifier and Financial Forecaster (CLIFF) suite of tools to model how public benefits, taxes, tax credits, and wage increases interact. In partnership with the state of Connecticut, the Atlanta Fed developed a CLIFF Dashboard for “in-demand career pathways” in each of the state’s five local workforce development regions. The tool allows users to provide information about their household and target occupation to produce projections about income and public assistance specific to the selected career path.

Medicaid Income and Asset Limits Medicaid is a state and federal program that provides medical assistance to low-income adults and their families, as well as elderly or blind people and those living with disabilities. States operate their programs in compliance with federal law and broad program guidelines set by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

In Connecticut, DSS administers the state’s Medicaid program. The following HUSKY A income limits are set in statute and based on federal modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) rules: 1. parents and caretaker relatives with a household income of up to 155% of the FPL (CGS § 17b-261(a)), 2. children under age 19 with a household income of up to 196% of FPL (CGS § 17b-261(a)), and 3. pregnant women with household income of up to 258% of FPL (CGS § 17b-277(a)).

HUSKY D income limits are also based on federal MAGI rules but are not set in state statute. In 2013, the legislature formally expanded Medicaid to low-income individuals not otherwise eligible as authorized under the federal Affordable Care Act. This expansion provides Medicaid coverage to individuals with household incomes up to 133% of FPL (PA 13-184 (§ 68), 42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII)).