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Schedule MA-8 (Updated 5/22/2025) Spousal Impoverishment Standards Resources Effective Maximum Spousal Share $162,660 1/1/26 Minimum Spousal Share $ 32,532 1/1/26 Income Effective Basic Maintenance and Shelter Allowance $2,643 7/1/25 Excess Shelter Standard $ 793 7/1/25 Maximum Maintenance and Shelter Allowance (sum of Basic Maintenance and Shelter Allowance and Excess Shelter Allowance) $4,066 1/1/26 Utility Standards: (used to compute the community spouse’s excess shelter allowance) Heat included in rent (LUA) $ 350 1/1/26 (Food Stamps limited utility allowance) Heat paid separately from housing (SUA) $ 572 1/1/26 (Food Stamps standard utility allowance) SSI Payment Rate Income Effective Individual $ 994 1/1/26 Couple $ 1,491 1/1/26 Substantial Gainful Activity (SGA) Limit: $1,690 1/1/26 (If Blind: $2,830) Personal Needs Allowance (PNA) Income Effective Individual $ 106 7/1/25 Couple $ 212 7/1/25