SNAP , TANF and Medical Programs Overview
Table 1. Caption Medical SNAP TANF Programs Income Limits Income Limits Income limits Resource Resource Resource Limits Limits Limits Deductions Deductions Deductions 10/25/2017 2
SNAP maximum income limits . Household Gross Net (100%) 165%* Size (130%) 1 $1,287 $990 $1,634 2 1,736 1,335 2,203 3 2,184 1,680 2,772 4 2,633 2,025 3,342 5 3,081 2,370 3,911 6 3,530 2,715 4,480 7 3,980 3,061 5,051 8 4,430 3,408 5,623 9 4,881 3,755 6,195 10 5,332 4,102 6,767 Each additional +451 +347 +572 person 10/25/2017 3
SNAP resource limits • A household is not eligible for benefits if the total value of countable resources (liquid resources and excess vehicle value) is over $5,000. 10/25/2017 4
SNAP deductions Households may be allowed the following deductions: 1. 20 percent earned income deduction for households with earnings; 2. standard deduction; 3. medical costs for household members who are elderly or have a disability; 4. dependent care; 5. child support paid to or for non- household members; 6. homeless shelter standard; 7. excess shelter costs 10/25/2017 5
TANF maximum income limits . Caretaker Cases Caretaker Cases With Non-Caretaker Cases Without Second Second Parent Parent Bud Rec Bud Rec Max Bud Rec Family Max Max Needs Needs Needs Needs Gran Needs Needs Size Grant Grant (100%) (25%) (100%) (25%) t (100%) (25%) 1 $256 $64 $98 $313 $78* $120 --- --- --- 2 369 92 141 650 163 248 498 125** 189 3 518 130 197 751 188 286 824 206 313 4 617 154 235 903 226 344 925 231 352 5 793 198 302 1003 251 382 1073 268 408 6 856 214 326 1153 288 439 1176 294 447 7 1068 267 407 1252 313 477 1319 330 502 8 1173 293 447 1425 356 542 1422 356 541 10/25/2017 6
TANF resource limits TANF • A household is not eligible for benefits if the total value of accessible resources is over $1,000. • A household is not eligible for benefits if resources are over the limit on or after the first interview date. • If a TANF applicant/recipient fails to provide resource verification for TANF, the advisor must: • deny the TANF application, and • process the application for non-public assistance (NPA) SNAP eligibility. 10/25/2017 7
TANF deductions TANF Households may be allowed the following deductions: 1.work-related expense deduction (up to $120); 2.90 percent earned income deduction; 3.dependent care; 4.diversions; and 5.$75 disregard. 10/25/2017 8
Medicaid maximum income limits . 133% FPIL 144% FPIL 198% FPIL (3-1-17) (3-1-17) (3-1-17) Family Size TP 44, 34, TA TP 48, 33, TA TP 40, 42, 43, 76 75 36, 35, TA 74 1 $1,337 $1,448 $1,990 2 1,800 1,949 2,680 3 2,264 2,451 3,370 4 2,727 2,952 4,059 5 3,190 3,454 4,749 6 3,654 3,956 5,439 7 4,117 4,457 6,129 8 4,580 4,959 6,818 9 5,043 5,460 7,508 10 5,507 5,962 8,198 10/25/2017 9
Medicaid resource limits MAGI programs: • Resources for Children’s Medicaid, CHIP, Caretaker Relative, Pregnant Woman, CHIP Perinatal resources are exempt. • TP32 (Emergency Medicaid with spend down) and TP56 (Medicaid with spend down) have a resource limit of $3,000 in households with a member who is aged or has a disability and meets relationship requirements, or $2000 for all other households 10/25/2017 10
Medicaid deductions Households may be allowed the following Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) deductions: 1. standard MAGI income disregard; 2. alimony paid; 3. educational expenses/student loan interest; 4. moving expenses; 5. tuition or GI Bill deduction; 6. educator expenses; 7. expenses of fee-basis government officials, expenses of performing artists, and expenses of reservists; 8. health savings account; 9. deductible part of self-employment tax; 10.self-employed individual retirement account (IRA), simple IRA, and qualified plan deductions; 11.self-employed health insurance; 12.penalty on early withdrawal; 13.IRA deduction; and 14.domestic production activities deduction. 10/25/2017 11
Questions? 10/25/2017 12
Texas Works Handbook Link Additional information can be located by accessing the link listed below https://hhs.texas.gov/laws- regulations/handbooks/texas-works- handbook 10/25/2017 13
Thank you Tammy Lampkin Region 8 Service Improvement Coordinator, HHSC 10/25/2017 14
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