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Appendix C-3 10/1/2025 Page 2 of 3 For a household of: 1 person 2 persons 3 persons 4 persons 5 persons 6 persons 7 persons 8 persons $2,152 $2,909 $3,665 $4,421 $5,177 $5,934 $6,690 $7,446 Table IV. Maximum Benefit Allotments Determine maximum allotment for the household size by adding $218 for each person over eight to the maximum allotment ($1,789) for eight persons. Multiply the household's net food benefit income by 30 percent, round cents up to the next dollar, and subtract answer from the maximum food benefit allotment. If that amount is less than $24 and the net income is at or below the maximum or categorically eligible, the food benefit is $24 for a household size of one or two. When proration of initial month benefits results in less than $10, no issuance is made. When the monthly allotment is zero, the household is denied or closed, unless it is a categorically eligible household. For a household of: 1 person 2 persons 3 persons 4 persons 5 persons 6 persons 7 persons 8 persons $298 $546 $785 $994 $1,183 $1,421 $1,571 $1,789 Standards for Deductions and Utilities

1. Earned income deduction:

20%

2. Standard deduction: (each household receives this deduction)

3. Maximum shelter cost deduction:

$744 (without elderly/disabled)

4. Standard homeless shelter deduction:

$199

5. Utility standard:

o Standard utility allowance (SUA) $412

o Basic utility allowance (BUA)

$354

o Telephone standard

$49 Household size Amount 1-3 $209 4 $223 5 $261 6+ $299 Resource Standards for Sponsored Aliens, Non-Categorically Eligible Households, and Lottery or Gambling Winners Refer to OAC 340:50-7-1 and 340:50-7-6 for resource information and OAC 340:50-11-111(f) for non-categorically eligible household. Sponsored alien and non-categorically eligible households:

o without an elderly or disabled member standard: $3,000

o with an elderly or disabled member standard: $4,500