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

The federal limits apply in Ohio: gross $1,729 (130%) and net $1,330 (100%) a month for one person, $3,575 and $2,750 for four. Ohio's categorical eligibility rule also reaches 200% of the federal poverty level. Rule 5101:4-4-11(A) says the SNAP income standards are issued through a food assistance change transmittal, so this page shows no Ohio dollar column for the 200 percent limit. A household with an elderly or disabled member only has to meet the net limit.

Food assistance (SNAP), run by county agencies under the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. 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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Enter your monthly utility costs for Ohio; the state applies its own standard utility allowance when a household qualifies for one. 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
Minus: Legally owed child support paid$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. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) 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).

Ohio 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 Ohio column is the categorical eligibility limit.

Ohio 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)

Ohio's rule gives 200% of the federal poverty level as the categorical eligibility limit. Rule 5101:4-4-11(A) says the SNAP income standards are issued through a food assistance change transmittal, so this page shows no Ohio dollar column for the 200 percent limit.

Ohio's rule 5101:4-2-02 makes an assistance group with gross income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level, given the Ohio careline notice, categorically eligible, which waives the 130 percent gross income limit, the net income limit and the resource limit. Any gross income at or below the federal 130 percent limit is also within 200 percent, so the calculator treats it as categorically eligible.

“An assistance group with gross income at or below two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level according to their assistance group size that is provided a notice and a text message with a link that includes information about Ohio careline services and how to access those services.”
Ohio Administrative Code 5101:4-2-02(B)(1) (source, read from the Internet Archive capture of September 1, 2025)
“What eligibility factors are waived for assistance groups determined categorically eligible? (1) SNAP one hundred thirty per cent gross income limit; (2) Net income limit; and (3) Resource limit.”
Ohio Administrative Code 5101:4-2-02(C) (source, read from the Internet Archive capture of September 1, 2025)

Ohio SNAP asset test

The resource limit is waived for categorically eligible assistance groups. For other groups the federal limits apply: $3,000, or $4,750 with a member 60 or older or disabled.

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).

Ohio SNAP utility allowances

This page lists no Ohio utility allowance amounts. Under rule 5101:4-4-23(A)(7), each Ohio assistance group charged for a utility expense is entitled to a utility allowance (standard, limited, single standard or telephone), set by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and issued to counties by transmittal. The calculator uses the utility costs you enter for Ohio.

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 Ohio

Ohio food assistance is run by county agencies under rules from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, so contact your county agency to apply.

Apply through your county agency.

What the Ohio calculator uses

  • Gross test: the federal 130% limit, with gross income at or below it treated as categorically eligible where the state rule says so; income above it is shown as "possible", not as a result, because of the Ohio 200% rule described above.
  • Deductions and maximum benefit: the FY 2027 federal figures shown on this page.
  • Child support you pay: a deduction, as the state source says.
  • Utilities: the utility costs you enter; this page lists no state allowance amounts.

Frequently asked questions

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

The federal limits apply in Ohio: gross $1,729 (130%) and net $1,330 (100%) a month for one person, $3,575 and $2,750 for four. Ohio's categorical eligibility rule also reaches 200% of the federal poverty level. Rule 5101:4-4-11(A) says the SNAP income standards are issued through a food assistance change transmittal, so this page shows no Ohio dollar column for the 200 percent limit. 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 Ohio?

The resource limit is waived for categorically eligible assistance groups. For other groups the federal limits apply: $3,000, or $4,750 with a member 60 or older or disabled.

What is Ohio's standard utility allowance for SNAP?

This page lists no Ohio utility allowance amounts. Under rule 5101:4-4-23(A)(7), each Ohio assistance group charged for a utility expense is entitled to a utility allowance (standard, limited, single standard or telephone), set by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and issued to counties by transmittal. The calculator uses the utility costs you enter for Ohio.

How do I apply for SNAP in Ohio?

Ohio food assistance is run by county agencies under rules from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, so contact your county agency to apply. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) decides eligibility and the benefit amount.

How much SNAP could a Ohio 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 Ohio SNAP the same as food stamps?

Yes. In Ohio the program is described as: Food assistance (SNAP), run by county agencies under the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. 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. Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) 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.