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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FNS 210 HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION

4 Section 210 Change #20-2021 November 1, 2021 a. The household within which a boarder resides (including the household of the proprietor of a commercial boarding house) may participate in the program if the household meets all the eligibility requirements for program participation. b. Residents of commercial boarding houses are ineligible to participate. A commercial boarding house is defined as an establishment licensed as an enterprise which offers meals and lodging for compensation. In areas without licensing requirements, a commercial establishment which offers meals and lodging for compensation with the intent of making a profit will be considered a commercial boarding house. The number of boarders residing in a boarding house is not a criterion for determining if a boarding house is a commercial enterprise. c. Do not consider the following as boarders: i. The spouse of an FNS unit member; or ii. A child under age 18 who is under the parental control of an FNS unit member; or iii. Parents living with their natural, adoptive, or stepchildren under age 22 who are FNS unit members or such children living with their parents; or iv. A sibling of an FNS unit member when the sibling is under age 18 and the adult FNS unit member exerts parental control over the sibling; or v. Individuals paying less than a reasonable monthly payment for meals. Individuals who pay less than reasonable compensation must be considered part of the FNS unit providing the service. • To determine if an individual is paying reasonable compensation, count only the amount paid for meals provided that the amount is distinguishable from the amount paid for lodging. Reasonable monthly payment may be either of the following. • If the board arrangement is for more than two meals per day, the boarder must pay an amount that equals or exceeds the maximum Food and Nutrition Services allotment for the size of the boarder household, or • If the board arrangement is for two meals or less per day, the boarder must pay an amount that equals or exceeds two-thirds of the maximum Food and Nutrition Services allotment for the size of the boarder household.