Income Eligibility Guidelines
The Income Eligibility Guidelines (2023-2024SY)
The following are the Income Eligibility Guidelines to be effective from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024. The Department's guidelines for free meals and milk and reduced-price meals were obtained by multiplying the year 2023 Federal income poverty guidelines by 1.30 and 1.85, respectively, and by rounding the result upward to the next whole dollar.
This notice displays only the annual Federal poverty guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human Services because the monthly and weekly Federal poverty guidelines are not used to determine the Income Eligibility Guidelines. The chart details the free and reduced-price eligibility criteria for monthly income, income received twice monthly (24 payments per year); income received every two weeks (26 payments per year), and weekly income.
Income calculations are made based on the following formulas: monthly income is calculated by dividing the annual income by 12; twice monthly income is computed by dividing annual income by 24; income received every two weeks is calculated by dividing annual income by 26; and weekly income is computed by dividing annual income by 52. All numbers are rounded upward to the next whole dollar. The numbers reflected in this notice for a family of four in the 48 contiguous states, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the territories represent an increase of 8.1% over last year's level for a family of the same size.
https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/income-eligibility-guidelines
https://squaremeals.org/FandN-Resources/Income-Eligibility-Guidelines
Effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024
|
Household Size |
Total Income |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Annual |
Monthly |
Twice-Monthly |
Bi-Weekly |
Weekly |
||||||
|
No. of Household Members |
Free |
Reduced |
Free |
Reduced |
Free |
Reduced |
Free |
Reduced |
Free |
Reduced |
|
1 |
$18,954 |
$26,973 |
$1,580 |
$2,248 |
$790 |
$1,124 |
$729 |
$1,038 |
$365 |
$519 |
|
2 |
$25,636 |
$36,482 |
$2,137 |
$3,041 |
$1,069 |
$1,521 |
$986 |
$1,404 |
$493 |
$702 |
|
3 |
$32,318 |
$45,991 |
$2,694 |
$3,833 |
$1,347 |
$1,917 |
$1,243 |
$1,769 |
$622 |
$885 |
|
4 |
$39,000 |
$55,500 |
$3,250 |
$4,625 |
$1,625 |
$2,313 |
$1,500 |
$2,135 |
$750 |
$1,068 |
|
5 |
$45,682 |
$65,009 |
$3,807 |
$5,418 |
$1,904 |
$2,709 |
$1,757 |
$2,501 |
$879 |
$1,251 |
|
6 |
$52,364 |
$74,518 |
$4,364 |
$6,210 |
$2,182 |
$3,105 |
$2,014 |
$2,867 |
$1,007 |
$1,434 |
|
7 |
$59,046 |
$84,027 |
$4,921 |
$7,003 |
$2,461 |
$3,502 |
$2,271 |
$3,232 |
$1,136 |
$1,616 |
|
8 |
$65,728 |
$93,536 |
$5,478 |
$7,795 |
$2,739 |
$3,898 |
$2,528 |
$3,598 |
$1,264 |
$1,799 |
|
For each additional family member, add |
+$6,682 |
+$9,509 |
+$557 |
+$793 |
+$279 |
+$397 |
+$257 |
+$366 |
+$129 |
+$183 |
Updated: 02/09/2023
These guidelines are based on 130% (free) and 185% (reduced) of the federal poverty guidelines and are effective July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024.
Note: Be sure you use the correct income eligibility guidelines based on the time period.
Effective July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025
|
Household Size |
Total Income |
|||||||||
|
Annual |
Monthly |
Twice-Monthly |
Bi-Weekly |
Weekly |
||||||
|
No. of Household Members |
Free |
Reduced |
Free |
Reduced |
Free |
Reduced |
Free |
Reduced |
Free |
Reduced |
|
1 |
$19,578 |
$27,861 |
$1,632 |
$2,322 |
$816 |
$1,161 |
$753 |
$1,072 |
$377 |
$536 |
|
2 |
$26,572 |
$37,814 |
$2,215 |
$3,152 |
$1,108 |
$1,576 |
$1,022 |
$1,455 |
$511 |
$728 |
|
3 |
$33,566 |
$47,767 |
$2,798 |
$3,981 |
$1,399 |
$1,991 |
$1,291 |
$1,838 |
$646 |
$919 |
|
4 |
$40,560 |
$57,720 |
$3,380 |
$4,810 |
$1,690 |
$2,405 |
$1,560 |
$2,220 |
$780 |
$1,110 |
|
5 |
$47,554 |
$67,673 |
$3,963 |
$5,640 |
$1,982 |
$2,820 |
$1,829 |
$2,603 |
$915 |
$1,302 |
|
6 |
$54,548 |
$77,626 |
$4,546 |
$6,469 |
$2,273 |
$3,235 |
$2,098 |
$2,986 |
$1,049 |
$1,493 |
|
7 |
$61,542 |
$87,579 |
$5,129 |
$7,299 |
$2,565 |
$3,650 |
$2,367 |
$3,369 |
$1,184 |
$1,685 |
|
8 |
$68,536 |
$97,532 |
$5,712 |
$8,128 |
$2,856 |
$4,064 |
$2,636 |
$3,752 |
$1,318 |
$1,876 |
|
For each additional family member, add |
+$6,994 |
+$9,953 |
+$583 |
+$830 |
+$292 |
+$415 |
+$269 |
+$383 |
+$135 |
+$192 |
These guidelines are based on 130% (free) and 185% (reduced) of the federal poverty guidelines and are effective July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025.