Appendix A: Standard of Need

Number of Individuals in Budget Group

1
$313

2
$481

3
$614

4
$749

5
$885

6
$1001

Counties: Bucks, Chester, Lancaster, Montgomery, Pike

Number of Individuals in Budget Group

1
$298

2
$461

3
$587

4
$724

5
$859

6
$976

Counties: Adams, Allegheny, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Butler, Centre, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Lackawanna, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Monroe, Montour, Northampton, Philadelphia, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Union, Warren, Wayne, Westmoreland, Wyoming, York

Number of Individuals in Budget Group

1
$284

2
$444

3
$573

4
$698

5
$829

6
$943

Counties: Beaver, Cameron, Carbon, Clinton, Elk, Franklin, Indiana, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Perry, Potter, Snyder, Tioga, Venango, Washington

Number of Individuals in Budget Group

1
$253

2
$406

3
$532

4
$662

5
$791

6
$894

Counties: Armstrong, Bedford, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Fayette, Forest, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Jefferson, Juniata, Northumberland, Schuylkill, Somerset

Note:  If the applicant/recipient group includes a pregnant woman and the pregnancy is medically confirmed, the CAO must count the unborn child as a member of the group when setting the income limit. If multiple births are confirmed, count each unborn child.

Note:  For households in groups 1 through 4 containing seven or more members, add $121 for each additional individual.