New Emergency Assistance Income Limits

This is a chart that shows the new income limits for the Emergency Assistance family shelter program.The income limits are different for families who entered shelter before July 1, 2009 than for families to entered shelter after July 1, 2009.

If your income is below the limit on this chart for your family size and the date you entered shelter, you should be able to get shelter if you meet all of the other rules. If your income is higher than the limit on this chart, you still may be able to get shelter, because some kinds of income do not count.

Emergency Assistance Financial Eligibility

Size of Family	Emergency Assistance Income Limits, for Families Entering Before July 1, 2009		Emergency Assistance Income Limits for Families Entering On/After July 1, 2009
	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly
1	$1,173.25	$14,079	$1,037.88	$12,454.50
2	$1,578.42	$18,941	$1,396.29	$16,755.50
3	$1,983.58	$23,803	$1,754.71	$21,056.50
4	$2,388.75	$28,665	$2,113.13	$25,357.50
5	$2793.92	$33,527	$2,471.54	$29,658.50
6	$3,199.08	$38,389	$2,829.96	$33,959.50
7	$3,604.25	$43,251	$3,188.38	$38,260.50
8	$4,009.42	$48,113	$3,546.79	$42,561.50
For each additional person, add	$405.17	$4,862	$358.42	$4,301

Produced by Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
Last updated October, 2009

New Emergency Assistance Income Limits

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