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Iowa Code § 239.2 (2026)

Supplemental nutrition assistance program — income eligibility

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The department shall establish the gross countable monthly income threshold for the supplemental nutrition assistance program at less than or equal to one hundred sixty percent of the federal poverty level for the household size. 2023 Acts, ch 104, §2

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1957–1980 · leading case: Collins v. State Bd. of Soc. Welfare, 81 N.W.2d 4 (Iowa 1957).
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Collins v. State Bd. of Soc. Welfare, 81 N.W.2d 4 (Iowa 1957). · cites it 12× “" Section 239.2 states that "assistance shall be granted under this chapter to any needy dependent child who: 1.”
Oberschachtsiek v. Iowa Dep't of Soc. Servs., 298 N.W.2d 302 (Iowa 1980). · cites it 2× “This is because section 239.2(4)(c), The Code, bars benefits for a child of an unemployed father if at any time within the thirty-day period prior to receipt of AFDC benefits the father “has not been available for employment, has not actively sought employment, or has without…”
Moten v. Iowa Dep't of Soc. Servs., 274 N.W.2d 280 (Iowa 1979). · cites it 2× “Section 239.2(2), The Code; 770 Iowa Admin.”
Montgomery v. Iowa Dep't of Soc. Servs., 209 N.W.2d 30 (Iowa 1973). “We do not decide the reverse question— whether she does have a right to ADC for Anthony notwithstanding his entitlement to social security benefits or how the social security benefits would be treated in that situation.”
Iowa Code § 239.2(2): 1 case
Moten v. Iowa Dep't of Soc. Servs., 274 N.W.2d 280 (Iowa 1979). “Section 239.2(2), The Code; 770 Iowa Admin.”
Iowa Code § 239.2(4)(c): 1 case
Oberschachtsiek v. Iowa Dep't of Soc. Servs., 298 N.W.2d 302 (Iowa 1980). “This is because section 239.2(4)(c), The Code, bars benefits for a child of an unemployed father if at any time within the thirty-day period prior to receipt of AFDC benefits the father “has not been available for employment, has not actively sought employment, or has without…”
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