Georgia Food Stamp (SNAP) Income Limits and Benefits Calculator, 2026-27

Georgia's rules use the federal gross limit of 130% of the poverty level: $1,729 a month for one person and $3,575 for four, with net income at or below $1,330 for one and $2,750 for four. A household with an elderly or disabled member only has to meet the net limit.

SNAP (formerly Food Stamps), applied for through Georgia Gateway. SNAP and food stamps are the same program, and the figures here are for October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027; the FY 2026 figures (October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2026) are on the SNAP income limits page.

Maintained by Archie Chang · Limits and sources checked October 31, 2026 · Methodology & sources

Estimate your SNAP benefit

In SNAP, a member counts as elderly or disabled if they are 60 or older, or receive Supplemental Security Income, certain Social Security, railroad, veterans or state disability payments, or meet another test in the definition in 7 CFR 271.2.

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Georgia's allowances here are FY 2026 amounts, the latest in the Georgia manual (page effective June 2026). Do not include internet: since Public Law 119-21 it no longer counts.

Your estimate

Estimated SNAP benefit: $306 a month.

Gross income test (October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027)
Pass: $0 is at or below $1,729
Net income test
Not required for categorically eligible households (net income $0)
Maximum allotment for 1 person
$306
30% of net income (rounded up)
$0
Step by step SNAP calculation
StepAmount
Gross monthly income (earned plus unearned)$0
Minus: 20% earned income deduction$0
Minus: Standard deduction for 1 person$217
Minus: Dependent care costs$0
Legally owed child support paid (already taken out of gross income above)$0
Income after the deductions above$0
Shelter costs (rent or mortgage, taxes, insurance)$0
Half of income after the deductions above$0
Minus: Excess shelter deduction (capped at $769)$0
Net monthly income$0
Minus: 30% of net income, rounded up to the next dollar$0
Maximum allotment for 1 person$306
Estimated monthly benefit$306

This is an estimate, not an eligibility decision. Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) decides who is in the household, what income counts and the final benefit. Not modeled: asset (resource) limits, which can decide eligibility for households that are not categorically eligible; work-requirement time limits for able-bodied adults without dependents; student rules and noncitizen eligibility; self-employment cost rules and income exclusions; prorated first months and the $10 initial-month rule; state options beyond the ones sourced on the state pages (for example a standard medical deduction). Apply: DFCS SNAP page (apply through Georgia Gateway).

Georgia SNAP income limits by household size

Monthly limits effective October 1, 2026. The federal columns are the standard limits: a household with an elderly or disabled member skips the gross test, and a categorically eligible household skips both tests. The Georgia column is the categorical eligibility limit, which is the same as the federal gross limit.

Georgia SNAP monthly income limits by household size
Household sizeFederal gross, 130%Federal net, 100%Maximum benefit
1$1,729$1,330$306
2$2,345$1,804$562
3$2,960$2,277$808
4$3,575$2,750$1,023
5$4,191$3,224$1,217
6$4,806$3,697$1,463
7$5,421$4,170$1,616
8$6,037$4,644$1,841
Each additional member+$616+$474+$225 (9th to 17th person)

Georgia's manual uses the federal 130 percent gross limit. Categorical eligibility through TANF Community Outreach Services covers households whose income is at or below 130 percent of the poverty level, or at or below 200 percent if all adult unit members are elderly or disabled. A regular SNAP household over 130 percent that contains an elderly or disabled member is not categorically eligible, and neither is an elderly/disabled household whose gross income exceeds 200 percent.

“TCOS provides information and referral services to households whose income falls at or below 130% of the federal poverty level (FPL) or to households whose income falls at or below 200% of the FPL if all adult AU members are elderly or disabled.”
Georgia SNAP Policy Manual 3210 (source)
“It is a regular SNAP household whose gross income exceeds 130% of the FPL but it contains an elderly or disabled AU member.”
Georgia SNAP Policy Manual 3210, a household is not considered categorically eligible if (source)
“It is an elderly/disabled household whose gross income exceeds 200% of the FPL.”
Georgia SNAP Policy Manual 3210, a household is not considered categorically eligible if (source)

Georgia SNAP asset test

The resources of categorically eligible units are excluded. Other units are tested against $3,000, or $4,500 when a member is 60 or older or disabled in the manual's resource section (the FY 2027 federal figure is $4,750).

The federal asset limits for households that are not categorically eligible are $3,000, or $4,750 when a member is 60 or older or disabled (FY 2027).

Georgia SNAP utility allowances

FY 2026 amounts, the latest in the Georgia manual (page effective June 2026): heating and cooling allowance $405; limited (other utilities) allowance $358; telephone allowance $47. Georgia's heating and cooling allowance goes to a unit billed for heating or cooling, a unit with an elderly or disabled member that received a qualifying LIHEAP payment, or a unit billed for excess heating or cooling. The limited allowance is for at least two other utilities. The telephone standard is for a unit whose only utility is a phone.

Georgia SNAP utility allowances
AllowanceAmount a monthFY 2026 amounts, the latest in the Georgia manual (page effective June 2026)
Heating and cooling allowance$405
Limited allowance (two or more other utilities)$358
Telephone allowance (phone is the only utility cost)$47

Internet costs no longer count toward shelter or utility costs under Public Law 119-21 section 10104, and a LIHEAP or similar payment gives the heating and cooling allowance only to a household with an elderly or disabled member (section 10103).

How to apply for SNAP in Georgia

The DFCS SNAP page says to apply online at gateway.ga.gov and select "Apply for Benefits".

DFCS SNAP page (apply through Georgia Gateway) · Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS)

What the Georgia calculator uses

  • Gross test: the federal 130% limit; households at or under it are treated as categorically eligible.
  • Deductions and maximum benefit: the FY 2027 federal figures shown on this page.
  • Child support you pay: taken out of income by default (7 CFR 273.9(c)(17)); if treating it as a deduction would change your result, the estimate says "possible".
  • Utilities: Georgia's FY 2026 amounts, the latest in the Georgia manual (page effective June 2026).

Frequently asked questions

What are the Georgia SNAP income limits for 2026-27?

Georgia's rules use the federal gross limit of 130% of the poverty level: $1,729 a month for one person and $3,575 for four, with net income at or below $1,330 for one and $2,750 for four. A household with an elderly or disabled member only has to meet the net limit.

Is there an asset test for SNAP (food stamps) in Georgia?

The resources of categorically eligible units are excluded. Other units are tested against $3,000, or $4,500 when a member is 60 or older or disabled in the manual's resource section (the FY 2027 federal figure is $4,750).

What is Georgia's standard utility allowance for SNAP?

FY 2026 amounts, the latest in the Georgia manual (page effective June 2026): heating and cooling allowance $405; limited (other utilities) allowance $358; telephone allowance $47. Georgia's heating and cooling allowance goes to a unit billed for heating or cooling, a unit with an elderly or disabled member that received a qualifying LIHEAP payment, or a unit billed for excess heating or cooling. The limited allowance is for at least two other utilities. The telephone standard is for a unit whose only utility is a phone.

How do I apply for SNAP in Georgia?

The DFCS SNAP page says to apply online at gateway.ga.gov and select "Apply for Benefits". Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) decides eligibility and the benefit amount.

How much SNAP could a Georgia household get?

The maximum allotment is the same in every one of the 48 states and DC: $306 a month for one person, $562 for two, $1,023 for four. The benefit is that amount minus 30% of net income, rounded up to the next dollar, and a one or two person household that is eligible gets at least $25. The calculator on this page shows every deduction.

Is Georgia SNAP the same as food stamps?

Yes. In Georgia the program is described as: SNAP (formerly Food Stamps), applied for through Georgia Gateway. The federal program is SNAP, formerly called Food Stamps, so the income limits and benefit formula on this page apply under every one of those names.

Related pages

FedRateCalc is not a government site and cannot decide eligibility. Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) decides each case, and its figures change when it updates them.

Sources

All sources are government pages, read October 31, 2026, except the pages marked below, which were read from Internet Archive captures of the agency page on the date shown.