Financial eligibility criteria vary from program to program. The most common benchmarks by which DSS sets income criteria are the
following:
- Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Tables
2018-2019 Countable Income Limits
100% FPL
Family Size
|
Gross Monthly Income
|
1
|
1,012
|
2
|
1,372
|
3
|
1,732
|
4
|
2,092
|
5
|
2,452
|
6
|
2,812
|
7
|
3,172
|
8
|
3,532
|
9
|
3,892
|
10
|
4,252
|
2018-2019 Countable Income Limits
130% FPL
Family Size
|
Gross Monthly Income
|
1
|
1,316
|
2
|
1,784
|
3
|
2,252
|
4
|
2,720
|
5
|
3,188
|
6
|
3,656
|
7
|
4,124
|
8
|
4,592
|
9
|
5,060
|
10
|
5,528
|
2018-2019 Countable Income Limits
165% FPL
Family Size
|
Gross Monthly Income
|
1
|
1,670
|
2
|
2,264
|
3
|
2,858
|
4
|
3,452
|
5
|
4,046
|
6
|
4,640
|
7
|
5,234
|
8
|
5,828
|
9
|
6,422
|
10
|
7,016
|
2018-2019 Countable Income Limits
185% FPL
Family Size
|
Gross Monthly Income
|
1
|
1,872
|
2
|
2,538
|
3
|
3,204
|
4
|
3,870
|
5
|
4,536
|
6
|
5,202
|
7
|
5,868
|
8
|
6,534
|
9
|
7,232
|
10
|
7,930
|
2018-2019 Countable Income Limits
200% FPL
Family Size
|
Gross Monthly Income
|
1
|
2,024
|
2
|
2,744
|
3
|
3,464
|
4
|
4,184
|
5
|
4,904
|
6
|
5,624
|
7
|
6,344
|
8
|
7,064
|
9
|
7,784
|
10
|
8,504
|
For information about income limits for the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance (DMMA) Programs follow the below link http://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dmma/fpl.html