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A. Determining a Full Month’s Benefit
An eligible household’s monthly benefit is determined by subtracting 30% of the NSI from the Thrifty Food Plan for that size household (Section 999-3 Chart 5) and rounding down to the nearest whole dollar.
EXCEPTION: Except for the initial month, eligible one and two member households are eligible for a minimum allotment (Section 999-3 Chart 6).
B. Determining an Initial Month’s Benefit
The initial allotment is determined by the following:
(1) No minimum allotment is taken into consideration for the initial month.
(2) Migrant and seasonal farm worker households which participated in the program, in the previous month are eligible for a full month’s benefit for the initial month.
(3) For all other households the allotment issued for the initial month is prorated from the date of application (Section 999-1) or the date the household takes the required action per the standards established in Section 222-6(5).
(a) The corresponding figure in the “Table of Percentages for Proration” in Section 555-7 is multiplied by the full months benefit calculated in A, above (disregarding the minimum).
(b) The product is rounded down to the nearest whole dollar.
(c) If this figure is less than ten, there is no allotment for the initial month. Otherwise, this figure is the allotment for the initial month.
(4) The Department shall not reduce an initial month’s allotment to pay off a claim without the household’s permission.
(5) The allotment for the initial month after an annual eligibility review and any month there was a break in participation during the certification period is only prorated if the household was at fault for the break in participation.
(6) An eligible household with a date of application after the 15th of the month is issued an initial allotment which combines the initial month’s allotment and the first regular month’s allotment. No further benefits will be issued until the second full month.
NOTE: If a household files an application with less than a 30 day break since their previous participation, the resulting benefits do not qualify for the combined two month allotment provision.
Table of Percentages for Proration 28-Day Month | 29-Day Month | 30-Day Month | 31-Day Month Day Percent | Day Percent | Day Percent | Day Percent 1 | 100.00 | 1 | 100.00 | 1 | 100.00 | 1 | 100.00 2 | 96.43 | 2 | 96.55 | 2 | 96.67 | 2 | 96.77 3 | 92.86 | 3 | 93.10 | 3 | 93.33 | 3 | 93.55 4 | 89.29 | 4 | 89.66 | 4 | 90.00 | 4 | 90.32 5 | 85.71 | 5 | 86.21 | 5 | 86.67 | 5 | 87.10 6 | 82.14 | 6 | 82.76 | 6 | 83.33 | 6 | 83.87 7 | 78.57 | 7 | 79.31 | 7 | 80.00 | 7 | 80.65 8 | 75.00 | 8 | 75.86 | 8 | 76.67 | 8 | 77.42 9 | 71.43 | 9 | 72.41 | 9 | 73.33 | 9 | 74.19 10 | 67.86 | 10 | 68.97 | 10 | 70.00 | 10 | 70.97 11 | 64.29 | 11 | 65.52 | 11 | 66.67 | 11 | 67.74 12 | 60.71 | 12 | 62.07 | 12 | 63.33 | 12 | 64.52 13 | 57.14 | 13 | 58.62 | 13 | 60.00 | 13 | 61.29 14 | 53.57 | 14 | 55.17 | 14 | 56.67 | 14 | 58.06 15 | 50.00 | 15 | 51.72 | 15 | 53.33 | 15 | 54.84 16 | 46.43 | 16 | 48.28 | 16 | 50.00 | 16 | 51.61 17 | 42.86 | 17 | 44.83 | 17 | 46.67 | 17 | 48.39 18 | 39.29 | 18 | 41.38 | 18 | 43.33 | 18 | 45.16 19 | 35.71 | 19 | 37.93 | 19 | 40.00 | 19 | 41.94 20 | 32.14 | 20 | 34.48 | 20 | 36.67 | 20 | 38.71 21 | 28.57 | 21 | 31.03 | 21 | 33.33 | 21 | 35.48 22 | 25.00 | 22 | 27.59 | 22 | 30.00 | 22 | 32.26 23 | 21.43 | 23 | 24.14 | 23 | 26.67 | 23 | 29.03 24 | 17.86 | 24 | 20.69 | 24 | 23.33 | 24 | 25.81 25 | 14.29 | 25 | 17.24 | 25 | 20.00 | 25 | 22.58 26 | 10.71 | 26 | 13.79 | 26 | 16.67 | 26 | 19.35 27 | 7.14 | 27 | 10.34 | 27 | 13.33 | 27 | 16.13 28 | 3.57 | 28 | 6.90 | 28 | 10.00 | 28 | 12.90 29 | 3.45 | 29 | 6.67 | 29 | 9.68 30 | 3.33 | 30 | 6.45 31 | 3.23