Eligibility Essentials
This is the basic rule used to determine whether people living together are generally considered one FNS unit.
What is purchasing and preparing meals together? FNS 210.02
This type of income includes wages, salaries, and tips received for performing services as an employee.
What is earned income? FNS 300
This deduction allows 20% of monthly gross earned income.
What is the earned income deduction? FNS 340.02
This is the required conversation between the applicant and the agency to discuss the application and determine eligibility.
What is the FNS interview? FNS 415
These requirements generally apply to FNS individuals unless they meet an exemption.
What are general work registration requirements? FNS 240
These two people must be included in the same FNS unit when they live together, even if they purchase and prepare meals separately.
Who are spouses? FNS 210.03
A self-employed applicant lists this expense on their tax return to account for the loss of value of business equipment over time. FNS policy does not allow this expense to be deducted when calculating self-employment income.
What is depreciation? FNS 315 – Section E(4), Non-Allowable Costs of Doing Business
This deduction is allowed to every FNS unit with earned and/or unearned income and is based on household size.
What is the standard deduction? FNS 340.03
When an applicant is potentially eligible for expedited services, the interview must be scheduled no later than this many calendar days after the application date.
What are three calendar days? FNS 415.04(C)
An individual working at least this many hours per week meets the work-related exemption based on hours worked.
What are 30 hours per week? FNS 240.03
A child under this age who lives with a natural, adoptive, or stepparent must be included in the same FNS unit as that parent.
What is 22 years old? FNS 210 – Household Composition
To convert an average weekly income amount into a monthly amount, multiply by this number.
What is 4.3? FNS 305.02 / conversion procedures
A household may receive this deduction for care expenses incurred so a member can work, seek employment, attend training, or attend school.
What is the dependent care deduction? FNS 340.04
Under normal application processing, eligible households must have the opportunity to access benefits no later than this day after the application date.
What is the 30th calendar day? FNS 420.02
An ABAWD subject to the time limit can meet the work requirement by completing at least this many hours in a month.
What are 80 hours per month? FNS 260.03
The minimum period of disqualification from FNS benefits for an individual convicted of a qualifying Class H controlled substance felony who was released from custody.
What is six months? FNS 270.02(A)(1)(a) – Exceptions to Permanent Disqualification.
Income received during the base period that is irregular, new, changed, or terminated and not expected to continue is called this.
What is nonrepresentative income? FNS 305.01(E)
For an eligible household member, monthly medical expenses must exceed this amount before the excess can be considered for a deduction.
What is $35 per month? FNS 340 – Medical Expense Deduction
Eligible households receiving expedited service must have the opportunity to purchase food no later than this day after the application date.
What is the seventh calendar day? FNS 425.01
A 62-year-old applicant is exempt from general work registration based on age but may still be subject to this separate FNS requirement.
What are ABAWD work requirements/time limits? FNS 240.03 / FNS 260
Unless there is a reason to question a person's claim, this is generally accepted as verification of U.S. citizenship.
What is the applicant's certification of citizenship? FNS 225.03(A)
A worker receives pay every other week. To convert the average biweekly income into a monthly amount, the worker uses this multiplier.
What is 2.15? FNS 305.02 / conversion procedures
A household member must meet this FNS classification to qualify the household for a medical expense deduction.
What is a specified person? FNS 340.13 / FNS 212.02
An applicant misses the first scheduled interview and does not contact DSS by the 30th day after applying. According to policy, the worker must take this action.
What is deny the application for failure to complete the interview? FNS 415.05
An unemployed,35-year-old applicant lives in an FNS household with a 12-year-old child. The applicant is not the child's parent or caregiver. This household circumstance still qualifies the applicant for this exemption.
What is the ABAWD exemption (household member under age 14)? FNS 260.01(C)