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446 12.2 Standard Deduction: This section has been updated to reflect the increase in the standard deduction for all household sizes, effective October 1, 2025.

12.5 (5) Utility Allowances (Multiple households/multiple residences): This section has been updated to link to Section 11.5 Unearned Income (KK) Shared living arrangements.

13.6 (1) Net Monthly Income: This section has been updated to reflect that the maximum homeless shelter deduction increased to $198.99 effective October 1, 2025. 13.6 (2) Eligibility: This section has been updated to reflect the changes in the gross and net income limits, effective October 1, 2025. 13.6 (3) Calculating Net income and Benefit Levels (Benefits): This section has been updated to list the minimum benefit allotment as $24.

13.6 (4) Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) and Maximum SNAP Allotments: This section has been revised to reflect the updates to the gross and net income limits, as well as maximum allotments according to the household sizes, effective October 1, 2025.

15.7 Unclear information: This section has been updated to add verbiage pertaining to unclear information for clarity. In addition, verbiage has been added to clarify that Prisoner Matches must be conducted on adult household members only and Death Matches must be conducted on all household members. 14.3 (1) DAA eligibility for SNAP: This section has been updated to reflect the name change of South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (DAODAS) to South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD)/Office of Substance Use Services. 14.4 Residents of a Group Living Arrangement (GLA): This section has been revised to update the note to reflect the name change of South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (DDSN) to South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD)/Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Volume 67 November 2025

8.12 Definition of ABAWD: This section has been updated to redefine an ABAWD as SNAP household members ages 18 to 64 who are able-bodied adults without dependents under 14 years of age in the household.

8.15 Exceptions to ABAWD Work Requirements: This section has been updated to change the age- based exception for ABAWDS to under age 18 or age 65 or older. In addition, updates have been made to reflect that adults in the SNAP household with a dependent child(ren) between the ages of 14 and 17 are now subject to the ABAWD time limit, unless they meet an exception to the ABAWD work requirement. Also, new exceptions for Indians have been added. Furthermore, homeless individuals, veterans, and individuals 24 years old or younger and aged out of foster care no longer meet an exception to the ABAWD work requirement.