Millions of qualified, low-income people and families in Washington receive nutrition assistance through SNAP, generally known as food stamps.<\/p>\n

The following criteria must be satisfied by a household to be eligible for SNAP in Washington:<\/p>\n

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• A citizen or authorized immigrant<\/li>\n
• must be a resident of Washington<\/li>\n
• You must earn less than the amount to qualify for food stamps based on the size of your household (see chart below)<\/li>\n
• You need to work or take part in a program for employment and training, with some exceptions.<\/li>\n
• For the majority of households, SNAP eligibility requires resources to be under $2,750, or $4,250 in countable resources if at least one household member is 60 years of age or older or handicapped.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Washington Food Stamp Income Limit 2023<\/h2>\n

  Your household income cannot be more than 200 percent of the federal poverty level to be eligible for SNAP in Washington.<\/p>\n

  Using the data below for 2022\u20132023, you can determine if you would be eligible. The maximum allowed income varies by household size.<\/p>\n

  Both the gross (income before deduction) and the net income (income after permissible deductions) requirements must be met by households that do not include any elderly or disabled members.<\/p>\n

  However, just the net income requirements must be met by households that include those aged (60 years or older) or disabled members.<\/p>\n

  The maximum net and gross yearly incomes are shown in the table below by household size.<\/p>\n

  Standards for Income Eligibility for SNAP in Washington for Fiscal Year 2023<\/h3>\n

  Effective October 1, 2022 \u2013 September 30, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

  Household Size<\/b><\/td>\n	Monthly Gross Income (200% of FPL)<\/b><\/td>\n	Monthly Net Income (100% of FPL)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  1<\/span><\/td>\n	$2,266<\/span><\/td>\n	$1,133<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  2<\/span><\/td>\n	$3,052<\/span><\/td>\n	$1,526<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  3<\/span><\/td>\n	$3,839<\/span><\/td>\n	$1,920<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  4<\/span><\/td>\n	$4,625<\/span><\/td>\n	$2,313<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  5<\/span><\/td>\n	$5,412<\/span><\/td>\n	$2,706<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  6<\/span><\/td>\n	$6,199<\/span><\/td>\n	$3,100<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  7<\/span><\/td>\n	$6,985<\/span><\/td>\n	$3,493<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  8<\/span><\/td>\n	$7,772<\/span><\/td>\n	$3,886<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
  Each Additional Household Member: Add<\/span><\/td>\n	$787<\/span><\/td>\n	$394<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n News of Recent Times to Read:<\/strong><\/p>\n \n How to Submit a Food Stamp Application in Washington?<\/a><\/li>\n SNAP Increase 2023 Chart: What Percentage of Food Stamps Increased?<\/a><\/li>\n Stimulus Check Update 2023: What States Have Them, and Where Can I Find Money?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The most significant SNAP (food stamp) qualifying condition in Washington is the income cap. In this piece, we’ll go through the 2023 food stamp income cap for Washington, including how to figure out how much you’ll get in SNAP benefits if you’re eligible. We will also include instructions on how to apply for food stamps […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":42185,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[711,32],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-42181","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-food-stamp","8":"category-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newjerseylocalnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newjerseylocalnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newjerseylocalnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newjerseylocalnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newjerseylocalnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newjerseylocalnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newjerseylocalnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newjerseylocalnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newjerseylocalnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newjerseylocalnews.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}