Income Guidelines

The chart below shows how much income you can receive in a month and the amount of resources you can retain and still qualify for Medicaid. The income and resource levels depend on the number of your family members who live with you.

Medicaid Income Eligibility Levels

(Effective for Applications Signed On or After 3/1/12)

Monthly Income by Family Size

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

Each Add’l Person

Children under 1 yr;

Pregnant Women*

$1,862

$2,552

$3,182

$3,842

$4,502

$5,162

$660

 

Children 1-18 yrs

$1,239

$1,677

$2,116

$2,555

$2,994

$3,433

$439

Children 19-20 yrs;

Parents

$792

$1,159

$1,333

$1,506

$1,680

$1,854

$174

 

Non-Disabled Single

Adults and Childless

Couples, 21-64 yrs

 

$735

$918

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Pregnant Women count as 2 people

 

 
 This chart is effective 3/1/2012 and is subject to income updates by New York State.