Page 337

FS Effective January 1, 2010, every Food Stamp recipient is expected to receive a LIHEAP payment. For active FS cases, no verification of utility costs is needed. Applicants may need to document utility costs if the applicant would not be eligible for FS without a utility allowance.

EXHIBIT VI-3 MA INCOME STANDARDS Policy Category Eligibility Criteria Subtype Group Size Income Standard (effective February 2013) AR TANF Standard Individuals receiving TANF All None—Categorically Eligible Individuals who meet the TANF payment standard but are not receiving TANF (categorically needy standard) See Exhibit VI-4: T Standard of and Payment ANF Assistance Levels Foster Care/Department Wards/Adoption Assistance Recipients All None—Categorically Eligible Medically Needy Families and Children (MNIL) 1 $613.94 2 $646.25 3 $813.75 4 $981.25 5 $1,148.75 6 $1,316.25 7 $1,483.75 8 $1,651.25 9 $1,818.75 10 $1,986.25 11 $2,153.75 12 $2,321.75 13 $2,488.75 14 $2,656.25 15 $2,823.75 16 $2,991.25 17 $3,158.75 18 $3,326.25 19 $3,493.75 Poverty Level Families and Children Pregnant women and children under age one (185 percent of 1 $1,771.38