SNAP income limit in Montana
Simple answer
A family of 4 can earn up to $3,575 a month.
That is the SNAP gross income test. It started October 1, 2026. The agency still looks at your whole household.
Who is under the federal food stamps (SNAP) income test? A household of four is measured against $33,000. The verified gross test for food stamps (SNAP) is 130 percent of poverty, published as a monthly dollar limit for fiscal year 2027.
Montana has no metro in the top 100 population ranking, so this page stays on statewide rules.
Montana taxes wages at rates up to 5.65%. Combined state and local sales tax is 0.0%. The ACS effective property tax rate is 0.69%.
A household of four with $48,000 of income is about 145 percent of the $33,000 poverty guideline and is unlikely for Food stamps (SNAP). Unlikely under the federal gross test.
Limits behind the page
| Household | Gross (130%) | Net (100%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $1,729 | $1,330 |
| 2 | $2,345 | $1,804 |
| 3 | $2,960 | $2,277 |
| 4 | $3,575 | $2,750 |
An illustrative household
Two adults, ages 34 and 32, filing jointly, plus children ages 8 and 3. Gross income $48,000 a year, about 145 percent of the poverty guideline in Montana. They rent. Nobody is marked disabled or pregnant.
Food stamps (SNAP)
UnlikelyUnlikely under the federal gross test
- The federal gross monthly limit for a household of 4 in Montana is $3,575 for October 2026 through September 2027. Your monthly income is $4,000.
- That is over the verified federal gross test. Montana may set a higher gross limit through broad-based categorical eligibility. That state figure is not in this dataset.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Montana
Other programs in Montana
- Medicaid and CHIP
- WIC
- School meals
- LIHEAP
- Earned Income Tax Credit
- Child Tax Credit
- Marketplace subsidies
- Lifeline
- SSI
- State programs