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However, the two most common benchmarks by which DMMA sets income criteria are the:<\/p>\r\n\r\n        <ul>\r\n          <li>Federal Poverty Level (FPL)<\/li>\r\n          <li>Supplemental Security Income (SSI) income Standard<\/li>\r\n        <\/ul>\r\n\r\n        <p>Please check the information for the specific program or service for the exact criteria. However, the following tables may help you determine where your family is, in relation to these benchmarks. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<br>\r\n       <p><strong>2026 Countable Income Limits for Federal Poverty Level Related Medical Assistance Programs<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"table-wrapper fpl-main\">\r\n  <table class=\"fpl-table\">\r\n    <colgroup>\r\n      <col><col><col><col><col><col><col>\r\n    <\/colgroup>\r\n    <thead>\r\n      <tr>\r\n        <th>Family Size<\/th>\r\n        <th>Annual Income 100% FPL<\/th>\r\n        <th>Monthly Income 100% FPL<\/th>\r\n        <th>Monthly Income 87% FPL<\/th>\r\n        <th>Monthly Income 133% FPL<\/th>\r\n        <th>Monthly Income 142% FPL<\/th>\r\n        <th>Monthly Income 212% FPL<\/th>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n    <\/thead>\r\n    <tbody>\r\n      <tr><td>1<\/td><td>$15,960<\/td><td>$1,330<\/td><td>$1,157<\/td><td>$1,769<\/td><td>$1,889<\/td><td>$2,820<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>2<\/td><td>$21,640<\/td><td>$1,804<\/td><td>$1,569<\/td><td>$2,398<\/td><td>$2,560<\/td><td>$3,822<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>3<\/td><td>$27,320<\/td><td>$2,277<\/td><td>$1,981<\/td><td>$3,028<\/td><td>$3,233<\/td><td>$4,827<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>4<\/td><td>$33,000<\/td><td>$2,750<\/td><td>$2,393<\/td><td>$3,658<\/td><td>$3,905<\/td><td>$5,830<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>5<\/td><td>$38,680<\/td><td>$3,223<\/td><td>$2,804<\/td><td>$4,287<\/td><td>$4,577<\/td><td>$6,833<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>6<\/td><td>$44,360<\/td><td>$3,697<\/td><td>$3,216<\/td><td>$4,917<\/td><td>$5,250<\/td><td>$7,838<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>7<\/td><td>$50,040<\/td><td>$4,170<\/td><td>$3,628<\/td><td>$5,546<\/td><td>$5,921<\/td><td>$8,840<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>8<\/td><td>$55,720<\/td><td>$4,643<\/td><td>$4,039<\/td><td>$6,176<\/td><td>$6,593<\/td><td>$9,843<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>9<\/td><td>$61,400<\/td><td>$5,117<\/td><td>$4,452<\/td><td>$6,805<\/td><td>$7,266<\/td><td>$10,848<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>10<\/td><td>$67,080<\/td><td>$5,590<\/td><td>$4,863<\/td><td>$7,435<\/td><td>$7,938<\/td><td>$11,851<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <\/tbody>\r\n  <\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<br>\r\n<div class=\"table-wrapper dhss-income-table\">\r\n  <table class=\"fpl-table\">\r\n    <colgroup>\r\n      <col><col>\r\n    <\/colgroup>\r\n    <thead>\r\n      <tr>\r\n        <th colspan=\"2\" class=\"table-title\">\r\n          Delaware Healthy Children Program<br>\r\n          2026 Countable Income Limits 212% FPL\r\n        <\/th>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n      <tr>\r\n        <th>Family Size<\/th>\r\n        <th>Monthly Income<\/th>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n    <\/thead>\r\n    <tbody>\r\n      <tr><td>1<\/td><td>$2,820<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>2<\/td><td>$3,824<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>3<\/td><td>$4,827<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>4<\/td><td>$5,830<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>5<\/td><td>$6.833<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>6<\/td><td>$7,838<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>7<\/td><td>$8,840<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>8<\/td><td>$9,843<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>9<\/td><td>$10,848<\/td><\/tr>\r\n      <tr><td>10<\/td><td>$11,851<\/td><\/tr>\r\n    <\/tbody>\r\n  <\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<br>\r\n<p><strong>2026 Monthly Countable Income For Medicare Savings Programs, Delaware Prescription Assistance Programs (DPAP), Medicaid for Workers with Disabilities (MWD), and Chronic Renal Disease Program (CRDP)<\/strong><\/p> \r\n       \r\n<div class=\"table-wrapper\">\r\n  <table class=\"fpl-table\">\r\n    <colgroup>\r\n      <col style=\"width:12%\">\r\n      <col style=\"width:14.666%\">\r\n      <col style=\"width:14.666%\">\r\n      <col style=\"width:14.666%\">\r\n      <col style=\"width:14.666%\">\r\n      <col style=\"width:14.666%\">\r\n      <col style=\"width:14.666%\">\r\n    <\/colgroup>\r\n    <thead>\r\n      <tr>\r\n        <th rowspan=\"2\">Family<br>Size<\/th>\r\n        <th>QMB<\/th>\r\n        <th>SLMB<\/th>\r\n        <th>QI-1<\/th>\r\n        <th>QDWI and DPAP<\/th>\r\n        <th>MWD<\/th>\r\n        <th>CRDP<\/th>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n      <tr>\r\n        <th>100% FPL<\/th>\r\n        <th>120% FPL<\/th>\r\n        <th>135% FPL<\/th>\r\n        <th>200% FPL<\/th>\r\n        <th>275% FPL<\/th>\r\n        <th>300% FPL<\/th>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n    <\/thead>\r\n    <tbody>\r\n      <tr>\r\n        <td>1<\/td>\r\n        <td>$1,330<\/td>\r\n        <td>$1,596<\/td>\r\n        <td>$1,796<\/td>\r\n        <td>$2,660<\/td>\r\n        <td>$3,658<\/td>\r\n        <td>$3,990<\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n      <tr>\r\n        <td>2<\/td>\r\n        <td>$1,804<\/td>\r\n        <td>$2,164<\/td>\r\n        <td>$2,435<\/td>\r\n        <td>$3,607<\/td>\r\n        <td>$4,960<\/td>\r\n        <td>$5,410<\/td>\r\n      <\/tr>\r\n    <\/tbody>\r\n  <\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<br>\r\n<p><strong>2026 Supplemental Security Income 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