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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FNS 210 HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION

8 Section 210 Change #20-2021 November 1, 2021 I. Disqualified for Transferring a Resource An individual who transfers a resource for the purpose of becoming eligible for Food and Nutrition Services benefits may make the entire FNS unit ineligible to participate in the program for a period of time determined by the value of the transferred resource. See FNS 250 Resources. Document the case file in NC FAST. J. Disqualified for Voluntary Quit or Other Work-Related Reasons An individual may be disqualified if he/she voluntarily quits a job without good cause, voluntarily and without good cause reduces his work effort to less than 30 hours per week or refuses without good cause to provide sufficient information to allow a determination of employment status or job availability. The individual may be ineligible to participate in the program for a period of time as defined in FNS 240 Work Registration. Document the case file in NC FAST. K. Disqualified for Work Registration/Workfare An individual disqualified for failing or refusing to comply with Employment and Training or Workfare requirements is ineligible to participate in the program for a period of time as defined in FNS 240 Work Registration Requirements. Document the case file in NC FAST. L. Roomers A roomer is an individual who pays for lodging but not for meals. Individuals who must be members of the FNS unit as stated in 210.03 cannot be roomers. Roomers are not eligible to be members of the FNS unit. Document the roomers in the application workbook. A roomer is eligible to apply as a separate FNS unit. M. Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) recipients FDPIR provides commodity foods to low-income households living on Indian reservations and to American Indian households residing in approved areas near reservations or in Oklahoma. Many households participate in the FDPIR as an alternative to the Food and Nutrition Services program. FDPIR is administered locally by either Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs) or an agency of a State government. Households may not participate in FDPIR and the Food and Nutrition Services program in the same month. N. Lottery/Gambling Disqualified FNS Units