Kentucky: money rules on one page
The benefits, renting, unemployment and cost of living answers PayByTown has checked for Kentucky, each with the rule people ask about most and the official source it comes from. Open a topic for the details and the calculator. Last checked .
Benefits
All of benefits- SNAP income limitsGross income limit200% of the federal poverty lineSource: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Community Based Services: SNAP, checked
- Medicaid & CHIP income limitsMedicaidExpanded: adults up to 138% of povertySource: Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services, checked
Renting
All of renting- Security depositsDeposit back withinNo fixed deadlineSource: KRS 383.580, checked
- Breaking a leaseTenant notice (month-to-month)30 days, ending with a rental period (Only in cities/counties that adopted URLTA (KRS 383.500)); Varies (see rule) (Only where URLTA has not been adopted); 10 days (Only in URLTA localities; a tenancy that began when a written lease ended (holdover))Source: KRS 383.695, checked
- Eviction noticesUnpaid rent notice7 days (pay or move out)Source: KRS 383.660, checked
- RepairsTime to repair14 daysSource: KRS 383.500 Local adoption of URLTA, checked
- Rent increasesNotice before a rent increase30 days / 7 days / 1 monthSource: KRS 383.695, checked
Unemployment
All of unemployment- Unemployment benefitsWeekly benefit$39–$746, up to 16 weeksSource: Kentucky OUI Claimant Guide (PAM-UI-400, Rev. 07/26), checked
Cost of living
All of cost of living- Childcare costsCounties with prices120Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Women's Bureau, National Database of Childcare Prices (NDCP) 2008-2022, county-level data file (NDCP2022.xlsx), checked
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