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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FNS 212 HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS

4 Section 212 Change #3-2026 September 1, 2026 2. When the resident of the battered women's shelter is in a currently certified FNS unit: a. Shelter residents may apply for and receive Food and Nutrition Services benefits separately from the household they are currently certified in. This can only be done if they are a member of a certified household that contains the person who subjected them to the abuse. b. Shelter residents who are included in a currently certified FNS unit may receive an additional allotment as a separate FNS unit only once a month. c. Certify shelter residents based on their income, resources, and allowable expenses. Do not consider the former household's income, resources, or other expenses against the shelter individual(s). d. Take prompt action to ensure that the shelter residents are removed from their former FNS unit. D. Certain Residents of Federally Subsidized Housing Residents of federally subsidized housing for the elderly built under Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 are residents of institutions. These individuals are allowed to participate in the Food and Nutrition Services Program. E. Residents of an Alcohol and Drug Treatment Center 1. For Food and Nutrition Services purposes, Alcohol and Drug Treatment Centers (ADTC) are publicly operated or private non-profit institutions providing treatment that can lead to the rehabilitation of the residents, this includes faith-based and community Drug Addiction and Alcoholic (DAA) Treatment and Rehabilitation Programs.

2. Narcotic addicts or alcoholics who regularly participate in drug or alcoholic treatment and/or rehabilitation program(s) on a resident basis, including their children but not the spouses of such persons who live with them at the treatment center or facility, may participate in the Food and Nutrition Services Program providing all points of eligibility are met.

a. Center residents must apply and be certified through an authorized representative who is employed by the drug addiction or alcohol treatment center and designated by the center for that purpose. b. Center residents must be certified as a one-person FNS unit unless their child(ren) are living with them, in which case their children must be included in the FNS unit with the parent.