Title: Expanded unemployment benefits may bump people from welfare, other aid
Headings: Expanded unemployment benefits could bump people from welfare, other assistance
Expanded unemployment benefits could bump people from welfare, other assistance
Key Points
Expanded unemployment benefits
Medicaid, food stamps and more

Content: Being just $1 over the threshold typically renders people ineligible. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program calculation factors in several things, like household size and daycare and medical expenses, Wagner said. But unlike with Medicaid, Wagner said, eligibility for SNAP doesn’t fall off a cliff over a certain threshold — there’s a wide range of benefits. VIDEO
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The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is generally available to some of the poorest households, those with income below 50% of the poverty line, Wagner said. This program — which is commonly known as “welfare” and offers temporary cash assistance — varies greatly, however, between states, she said. Unemployment benefits could increase an individual’s income to such a degree that aid through these programs is either reduced or eliminated entirely. But the $600 a week in extra federal unemployment stimulus, created by the CARES Act and available through July 31, doesn’t count as income in determining Medicaid eligibility. However, it is taken into consideration for SNAP. It may also be for TANF, depending on the state, though most states do count the $600 federal supplement as income, Wagner said.