99. Maximum food stamp deductions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture every year updates the maximum allotments, deductions and income eligibility standards at the beginning of each Federal Fiscal Year (FFY), which runs from October 1 through September 30 of each year.
For California-specific rules applicable to Food Stamp program allotments, deductions and income limits, see the most recent All County Information Notice detailing current “cost-of-living” (COLA) adjustments in the California program, usually published each year in September.
The following are the maximum deductions effective from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015.
|Type of Deduction||Amount in California|
|Earned Income||20% of earnings|
|Standard||$ 155 (1-3 person household)
$ 165 (4 person household)
$ 193 (5 persons)
$ 221 (6 or more persons)
|Medical (elderly/disabled only)||Costs over $ 35|
|Dependent Care – actual costs||no maximum|
|Standard Utility Allowance
Limited Utility Allowance
Telephone Utility Allowance
|$ 373 per household
$ 113 per household
$ 20 per household
|Shelter Deduction Maximum (no cap for seniors/disabled)||$ 490 per household|
|Homeless Shelter Deduction – must incur some shelter expense during the month||$ 143 per household|