WAG 25-06-05-d: SNAP Deduction Amounts

Earned Income Deduction
Standard Deduction
1. Standard Deduction for TANF SNAP Units
2. Standard Deduction for All Food Assistance Units
Maximum Combined Dependent Care/Excess Shelter Deduction
1. Maximum Dependent Care Deduction
2. Maximum Excess Shelter Deduction
Utility Standards
Shelter Standard For Homeless Food Assistance Units
State Telephone Standard
Energy Payment Amount

Earned Income Deduction

Earned Income Deduction
03/79 - 10/81	80% of Gross
11/81 - 04/86	82% of Gross
05/86 & After	80% of Gross

For claims for any month filed 10/01/96 or later, do not allow the earned income deduction when figuring an overpayment on changes in income, if the earned income was not reported timely.

Standard Deduction

Standard Deduction
03/79 - 06/79	$65
07/79 - 12/79	70
01/80 - 12/80	75
01/81 - 09/83	85
10/83 - 09/84	89
10/84 - 09/85	95
10/85 - 09/86	98
10/86 - 09/87	99
10/87 - 09/88	102
10/88 - 09/89	106
10/89 - 09/90	112
10/90 - 09/91	116
10/91 - 09/92	122
10/92 - 09/93	127
10/93 - 09/94	131
10/94 - 09/02	134

Standard Deduction for TANF SNAP Units

03/99 - 09/00 - $131

Standard Deduction for All Food Assistance Units

Starting 10/02, the amount of the Standard Deduction depends on the size of the SNAP unit.
Starting 07/11, the amount of the Standard Deduction listed below is reduced in the SNAP calculations by $4.00 each month due to the implementation of the Standard Medical Deduction Demonstration Project.
Starting 03/15, the amount of the Standard Deduction listed below is reduced in the Food Assistance calculations by $7.00 each month to maintain cost neutrality of the Standard Medical Deduction Demonstration Project.

Amount of Standard Deduction
Number in SNAP Unit	10/02- 09/03	10/03-09/04	10/04-09/05	10/05-09/06	10/06-09/07	10/07- 09/08	10/08- 09/09	10/09-09/10	10/10- 06/11	07/11-09/11	10/11-09/12	10/12-09/13	10/13- 09/14	10/14-02/15
1 - 3	$134	$134	$134	$134	$134	$134	$144	$141	$142	$138	$143	$145	$148	$151
4	134	134	134	134	139	143	147	153	153	149	151	156	159	161
5	147	149	153	157	162	167	172	179	179	175	177	183	187	189
6 or more	168	171	175	179	186	191	197	205	205	201	204	210	215	217

Amount of Standard Deduction
Number in SNAP Unit	03/15 - 09/15	10/15 - 09/16	10/16 - 09/17	10/17 - 09/18	10/18 - 09/19	10/19 - 09/20	10/20 - 09/21	10/21 - 09/22	10/22 - 09/23	10/23 - 09/24	10/24 - & After
1 - 3	$148	$148	$150	$153	$157	$160	$160	$170	$186	$194	$200
4	158	161	161	163	167	171	174	177	186	204	213
5	186	190	190	192	197	202	205	208	218	240	250
6 or more	214	219	219	221	227	233	236	239	251	275	287

Maximum Combined Dependent Care/Excess Shelter Deduction

03/79 - 06/79	$ 80
07/79 - 12/80	90
01/81 - 09/83	115
10/83 - 09/84	125
10/84 - 09/85	134
10/85 - 04/86	139

As of 05/86, the maximum dependent care deduction and maximum excess shelter deduction are separate.

Maximum Dependent Care Deduction

No Qualifying Member
- 05/86 & After - $160
Qualifying Member
- 05/86 - 09/86 - $147
- 10/86 - 11/86 - $149
All SNAP units 12/86 - 09/88
- $160
All SNAP units 10/88 - 08/94
- $160 per month per each dependent SNAP unit member.
All SNAP units 09/94 -09/08
- $200 per month per each dependent SNAP unit member under age 2;
- $175 per month per each other dependent SNAP unit member.
All SNAP units 10/08 & After

Use actual monthly costs per each dependent child or disabled adult.

Maximum Excess Shelter Deduction

No Qualifying Member

05/86 - 09/86 - $147
10/86 - 09/87 - $149
10/87:
- New Applications Filed 10/01/87 & After - $164
- Regular Roll SNAP REDEs and Approvals Processed 10/1/87 and After - $164
- All Others - $152
10/88 - 09/89 - $170
10/89 - 09/90 - $177
10/90 - 09/91 - $186
10/91 - 09/92 - $194
10/92 - 08/93 - $200
09/93:
- Group 00 - 03 - $200
- Group 04 - $201
- Group 05 - $202
- Group 06 - $203
- Group 07 - $204
- Group 08 - $204
- Group 09 - $205
10/93 - 05/94 - $207
06/94:
- Group 00 - 03 - $207
- Group 04 - $212
- Group 05 - $214
- Group 06 - $217
- Group 07 - $220
- Group 08 - $222
- Group 09 - $224
07/94 - 11/95 - $231
12/95 - 12/96 - $247
01/97 - 09/97 - $250
10/98 - 09/00 - $275
10/00 - 02/01 - $300
- For active cases, the Maximum Excess Shelter Deduction was $300 until an SNAP REDE was completed for March 2001 or later.
03/01 - 09/02 - $340
10/02 - 09/03 - $367
10/03 - 09/04 - $378
10/04 - 09/05 - $388
10/05 - 09/06 - $400
10/06 -09/07 - $417
10/07 - 09/08 - $431
10/08 - 09/09 - $446
10/09 - 09/10 - $459
10/10 - 09/11 - $458
10/11 - 09/12 - $459
10/12 - 09/13 - $469
10/13 - 09/14 - $478
10/14 - 09/15 - $490
10/15 - 09/16 - $504
10/16 - 09/17 - $517
10/17 - 09/18 - $535
10/18 - 09/19 - $552
10/19 - 09/20 - $569
10/20 - 09/21 - $586
10/21 - 09/22 - $597
10/22 - 09/23 - $624
10/23 - 09/24 - $672
10/24 & After - $712

Utility Standards

State Utility Standard

10/79 - 11/79	$ 56.72
12/79 - 04/80	135.00
05/80 - 11/80	70.00
12/80 - 04/81	160.00
05/81 - 11/81	86.00
12/81 - 04/82	185.00
05/82 - 11/82	94.00
12/82 - 04/83	200.00
05/83 - 04/84	150.00
05/84 - 04/85	160.00
05/85 - 06/90	165.00
07/90 - 06/91	170.00
07/91 - 12/91	181.00
01/92 - 06/92	190.00
07/92 - 06/93	195.00
07/93 - 06/94	198.00
07/94 - 07/97	209.00
07/97 - 09/98	211.00
10/98 - 11/98	222.00

NOTE: The State Utility Standard was renamed the Air Conditioning/Heating Standard 12/98.

Air Conditioning/Heating Standard

12/98 - 01/01	$222
02/01 - 09/02	255
10/02 - 10/04	259
11/04 - 09/05	261
10/05 - 03/06	268
04/06 - 07/09	299
08/09 - 08/10	304
09/10 - 09/11	324
10/11 - 09/12	331
10/12 - 09/13	345
10/13 - 09/14	380
10/14 - 09/15	370
10/15 - 09/16	364
10/16 - 09/17	388
10/17 -09/18	394
10/18-09/19	466
10/19 -0920	478
10/20-09/21	496
10/21-09/22	529
10/22-09/23	626
10/23-09/24	577
10/24 & After	532

Electricity Standard

12/98 - 01/01	$147
02/01 - 09/02	151
10/02 - 09/03	155

Limited Utility Standard

10/03 - 09/05	$155
10/05 - 03/06	157
04/06 - 03/07	165
04/07 -07/09	177
08/09 -08/10	190
09/10 -09/11	199
10/11-09/12	250
10/12 -09/13	265
10/13 - 09/14	226
10/14 - 09/15	280
10/15 - 09/16	258
10/16 - 09/17	285
10/17 -09/18	306
10/18 -09/19	319
10/19 - 09/20	328
10/20 - 09/21	356
10/21 - 09/22	341
10/22-09/23	412
10/23-09/24	386
10/24 & After	445

Single Utility Standard

10/03 - 03/07	$32
04/07 - 07/09	37
08/09 - 08/10	41
09/10 - 09/11	43
10/11 - 09/12	56
10/12 - 09/13	59
10/13 - 10/14	50
10/14 - 09/15	62
10/15 - 09/16	58
10/16 - 09/17	64
10/17 - 09/18	70
10/18 -09/19	72
10/19 -09/20	74
10/20 - 09/21	81
10/21 - 09/22	59
10/22 - 09/23	66
10/23 - 09/24	62
10/24 & After	76

Shelter Standard For Homeless Food Assistance Units

The Shelter Standard for Homeless Food Assistance Units was eliminated 04/01/00. For the period of 04/01/00 through 08/30/19, if a homeless Food Assistance unit expects to be billed for housing costs, the amount verified is allowed when determining the excess shelter expenses.
Effective September 2019, a Homeless Shelter Standard is allowed as a deduction from net income, if a homeless Food Assistance unit (all members are homeless) is billed or expects to be billed for shelter costs equal to the Homeless Shelter Standard amount or less. An excess shelter deduction is not allowed when the Food Assistance unit (including units with a qualifying member) chooses to use the Homeless Shelter Standard. A utility allowance (including telephone) is not allowed when the Homeless Shelter Standard is used. A homeless Food Assistance unit that incurs housing costs of more than the Homeless Shelter Standard may claim Actual Homeless Shelter Expenses as an excess shelter deduction, if verified. A utility standard is allowed if an expense for utilities is incurred.
The Homeless Shelter Standard is $179 for October 2023. Effective October 2024, the Homeless Shelter Standard is increased to $190 due to the annual cost of living adjustments to the Food Assistance standards.

02/92 - 09/92	$128
10/92 - 09/93	132
10/93 - 09/94	137
10/94 - 11/95	139
12/95 - 03/00	143
09/19 - 09/19	147
10/19 - 09/20	152
10/20 - 09/21	156
10/21 - 09/22	159
10/22 - 09/23	166
10/23 - 09/24	179
10/24 & After	190

State Telephone Standard

03/79 - 04/84	$6.84
05/84 - 04/85	8.50
05/85 - 09/87	9.00
10/87 - 09/88	12.00
10/88 - 06/90	14.00
07/90 - 12/91	18.00
01/92 - 03/07	27.00
04/07 - 07/09	28.00
08/09 - 09/11	29.00
10/11 - 10/14	28.00
10/14 - 09/15	32.00
10/15 - 09/16	27.00
10/16 - 09/17	30.00
10/17 - 09/18	28.00
10/18 - 09/20	30.00
10/20 - 09/21	31.00
10/21 - 09/22	44.00
10/22 - 09/23	81.00
10/23 - 09/24	75.00
10/24 & After	65.00

Energy Payment Amount

AFDC/AFDC-U/RRA/GA-FCA:	01/85 & After	$18, or if benefit amount is less than $18, the amount of the benefit.
GA Adult Group-I Counties:	01/85 & After	$10, or if benefit amount is less than $10, the amount of the benefit.
GA Adult Group-II Counties:	01/85 & After	$5, or if benefit amount is less than $5, the amount of the benefit.
Interim Assistance Cases (City of Chicago only):	1l/87 & After	$10, or if benefit amount is less than $10, the amount of the benefit.

No Energy Payment Amount is allowed for a child(ren) only case.

Starting 10/01/96 for 10/96 benefits, the EPA deduction was no longer allowed when approving an application. Active cases continued to receive the EPA deduction until a Form 552 action was processed an SNAP REDE or change to the SNAP calculation, at which time the EPA amount was reduced to $0.