Food assistance: income standards

(A) The income eligibility standards for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) are issued through a food assistance change transmittal, which can be found in the food assistance certification handbook at the Ohio department of job and family services (ODJFS) website. The standards are adjusted annually on October first.

(B) "Assistance group (AG) income" shall mean all countable income from whatever source as defined in rule 5101:4-4-19 of the Administrative Code excluding only the income specified in rule 5101:4-4-13 of the Administrative Code. The income that is received over the proposed certification period is compared to the maximum monthly income standard for the AG size to determine SNAP eligibility. When the AG's income is greater than the monthly income standard, the AG is ineligible for SNAP.