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FAMILY ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

MONTHLY INCOME LIMITS
June 1, 2009

Family
Size

RI Works
Unearned

RI Works
Earned

 SNAP**

RIte Care/Share
Parents
175% FPL

Subsidized
Child Care
180% FPL 

 WIC
185% FPL

 RIte Care/Share
Children/Pregnant
Women *
250% FPL

 

 $327

 $824

 $1,670

 $1,579

 n/a 

 $1,670

 $2,256

 2 

 $449

 $1,068

 $2,246

 $2,125

 $2,186

 $2,246

 $3,035

 3

 $554 

 $1,278

 $2,823

 $2,670

 $2,747

 $2,823

 $3,815

 4

 $634 

 $1,438

 $3,399

 $3,216

 $3,308

 $3,399

 $4,594

 5

 $714 

 $1,598

 $3,976

 $3,761

 $3,869

 $3,976

 $5,373

 6

 $794

 $1,758

 $4,553

 $4,306

 $4,430

 $4,553

 $6,152

 7

 $874 

 $1,918 

 $5,129

 $4,852

 $4,991

 $5,129

 $6,931

 8

 $954 

 $2,078

 $7,417

 $5,397 

 $5,552  

 $7,417

 $7,710 

Resource Limits:
RI Works: $1,000
SNAP:     None
WIC:        None
Childcare: $10,000 liquid assets
RIte Care: None
*   For RIte Care and WIC, a pregnant woman counts as 2
** SNAP is the new name of the Food Stamp Program.  These income limits are as of Oct. 2009. There is also a "net income" limit for SNAP benefits.  "For households with a disabled or senior family member, there is no gross income test, just the net income limit."

 

YEARLY INCOME LIMITS
June 1, 2009

Family
Size

RI Works
Unearned

RI Works
Earned

 SNAP**

RIte Care/Share
Parents
175% FPL

Subsidized
Child Care
180% FPL 

 WIC
185% FPL

 RIte Care/Share
Children/Pregnant
Women*
250% FPL

 1 

 $3,924

 $9,888

 $20,040

 $18,953

n/a

 $20,040

 $27,075

 2 

 $5,388

 $12,816

 $26,952

 $25,497

 $26,226

 $26,952

 $36,425

 3

 $6,648

 $15,336

 $33,876

 $32,043

 $32,958

 $33,876

 $45,775

 4

 $7,608

 $17,256

 $40,788

 $38,588

 $39,690

 $40,788

 $55,125

 5

 $8,568

 $19,176

 $47,712

 $45,132

 $46,422

 $47,712

 $64,475

 6

 $9,528

 $21,096

 $54,636

 $51,678

 $53,154

 $54,636

 $73,825

 7

 $10,488

 $23,016

 $61,548

 $58,223

 $59,886

 $61,548

 $83,175

 8

 $11,448

 $24,936

 $89,004

 $64,767

 $66,618

 $89,004

 $92,525

 

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