guideline card · HHS ASPE · 2026-10-04
Mark Income Against the 2026 Guideline
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Example result
$33,000.00 is 100.0% of the 2026 guideline for this household.
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The guideline is $33,000.00 for 4 people in 48 contiguous states and D.C..
This income is at or under 100% of the guideline. A program may still use a different income measure.
- Guideline: $33,000.00.
- Income as a share of the guideline: 100.0%.
- 125% of the guideline: $41,250.00.
- 185% of the guideline: $61,050.00.
- At or under 100% of the guideline.
What would change this
A different household size, region, or income changes the percentage.
Next step
Ask the program which income it counts, whose income it counts, and how it rounds. This percentage is not an eligibility decision.
Re-check when HHS publishes the next annual guideline. A program can use a different income measure.
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- Source: HHS ASPE 2026 poverty guidelines, checked 2026-10-04.
- Size 1 uses the published base. Each added person uses the published increment, including sizes above 8.
- HHS names 125% and 185% as examples of program multiples. The program decides rounding and whose income counts.
Data as of 2026-10-04. Source: HHS ASPE — 2026 Poverty Guidelines.
What this does not cover
- This is not a SNAP, Medicaid, or school-meal decision.
- Cash assistance and the Earned Income Tax Credit do not use these guidelines for eligibility, according to HHS.
- The 2026 figures reflect price changes through 2025, with October 2025 CPI omitted because it was not published.
This tool gives general information. It is not financial or tax advice. Confirm the numbers with the provider or a licensed adviser before you act.
Re-check when HHS publishes the next annual guideline. A program can use a different income measure.