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MS 3220

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Volume 2 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) MS 3220 – R. 6/30/26 – OMTL – 680 Simplified Assistance for the Elderly (SAFE) Allotments

A. [SAFE allotments for a one-person household are:

1. $64 if the monthly shelter expense is $50 or less per month; or

2. $104 if the monthly shelter expense is $51-$399 per month; or

3. $185 if the monthly shelter expense is $400 or greater per month.

B. SAFE allotments for a two-person married Social Security Insurance (SSI) household (Each spouse gets SSI and is at least age 60) are:

1. $175 if the monthly shelter expense is $50 or less per month; or

2. $180 if the monthly shelter expense is $51-$399 per month; or

3. $239 if the monthly shelter expense is $400 or greater per month.

C. Advise households that it may be to their benefit to apply for regular SNAP if:

1. A one-person household has shelter expenses that exceed $400 per month;

2. A one or two-person household has medical expenses greater than $35 per month.]