Cherokee Nation
Good News! SUN Bucks is Available in Your Location
- Website: Summer EBT Program
- Hotline: 539-234-3265 or 800-256-0671 ext. 5275
- Email: wicsebtc@cherokee.org
DATE: | September 5, 2014 |
SUBJECT: | SNAP -Fiscal Year 2015 Resource Limit Adjustments |
TO: | All Regional Directors Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
This memorandum provides the fiscal year (FY) 2015 adjustment for inflation to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) maximum allowable resources. Under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, resource limit adjustments are effective as of Oct. 1, 2014.
The resource limit for households will increase for the 48 states and the District of Columbia, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands from $2,000 to $2,250. The resource limit for households if at least one person is age 60 or older, or is disabled, will remain unchanged at $3,250.
Regional offices should ensure that their states are apprised of this change. State agencies with questions regarding these adjustments should contact their respective regional office representatives.
Lizbeth Silbermann
Director
Program Development Division
The contents of this guidance document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.