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TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF TANF SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP 650 INCOME LIMITS AND ELIGIBILITY TESTS 650.1 200% of Federal Poverty Level Expanded Categorical Eligibility Test Categorical eligibility will be expanded to include all SNAP households whose gross income is equal to or below 200% of Poverty and who receive the updated “This Is Your Copy” page of the Application for Assistance. Apply this test first to determine if the gross and net income tests will be applied. (see manual section A-100). 650.2 130% of Federal Poverty Level Gross Income Test 130% Federal Poverty Level Income Standard Test The 130% Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Income Standard Test is considered for all TANF applicant households in the month of application before applying any additional income tests. Exception: This test does not apply to households currently receiving benefits, household members already receiving the earned income disregard or for new members being added to the ongoing benefit. Do not apply this test when the household is transitioning from one TANF program to another. The household is ineligible if the total countable gross earned and unearned income of all members exceeds the 130% Federal Poverty Level income standard for the household size. Note: If the household exceeds the 130% Federal Poverty Level income standard in the application month due to income from a terminated source or due to a month where an extra paycheck is received and the income will be less the following month, the 130% test must be applied in the following month. 130% Federal Poverty Level Gross Income Test Gross income is the total countable SNAP income. Apply this test to all households except those • with a member who is elderly or disabled as specified in manual section B-400. This includes a member who is 59 but will turn 60 before the end of the application month. • that are categorically eligible. A household subject to the gross income test is ineligible if gross income exceeds the limit by one cent or more. Note: For households with a deductible farm loss, subtract the loss before applying the gross income test. A-650 BUDGETING INCOME LIMITS AND ELIGIBILITY TESTS Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 11 Aug 25 MTL 10/25