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 in the case of homeless eligible individuals, meals prepared and served by a public or private nonprofit agency or through a contract with the Department.

Recipients of FS benefits who live in an institutional setting, including residential drug and alcohol treatment facilities, may receive their FS benefits indirectly. ESA issues FS benefits directly to the residential institution providing nutritious meals to eligible recipients (see Chapter 10: Institutional Status in Part IV).

Eligibility Criteria 2.5.2

All FS recipients must be District residents and must be either a U.S. citizens or must fall within certain categories of immigrants (see Chapter 7: Citizenship/Alienage in Part IV). Generally, a household's gross income must be below 130 percent of the FPL and a household's net income must be below 100 percent of the FPL to be eligible for FS. Certain households, however, are not required to meet the gross income test (see Section 8.4: Determining Benefit Level/Amount of Assistance in Part VI).

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 in the case of homeless eligible individuals, meals prepared and served by a public or private nonprofit agency or through a contract with the Department.

Recipients of FS benefits who live in an institutional setting, including residential drug and alcohol treatment facilities, may receive their FS benefits indirectly. ESA issues FS benefits directly to the residential institution providing nutritious meals to eligible recipients (see Chapter 10: Institutional Status in Part IV).

Eligibility Criteria 2.5.2

All FS recipients must be District residents and must be either a U.S. citizens or must fall within certain categories of immigrants (see Chapter 7: Citizenship/Alienage in Part IV). Generally, a household's gross income must be below 130 percent of the FPL and a household's net income must be below 100 percent of the FPL to be eligible for FS. Certain households, however, are not required to meet the gross income test (see Section 8.4: Determining Benefit Level/Amount of Assistance in Part VI).