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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FNS 235 STUDENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

2 Section 235 Change #6-2021 July 12, 2021 B. Enrollment ends when the student graduates, is suspended, expelled, drops out, or decides not to register for the next normal term (except summer school). 235.04 STUDENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION EXEMPTIONS An individual who is a student of higher education is ineligible to participate in the FNS Program unless the individual meets one of the exemptions listed in this section. A student of higher education is eligible and may be included in the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) unit if any one of the following exemptions is met. A. Age 17 or younger or age 50 or older. NOTE: The age requirement for ongoing cases begins the month after the month of the 18th or 50th birthday. The age requirement for applications is determined by the individual’s age on the date of application. B. Physically or mentally unfit (as defined for work registration). C. Employed for either an average of 20 hours per week or a total of 80 hours per calendar month and paid for that employment. D. Self-employed for an average of 20 hours per week, or a total of 80 hours per calendar month. At a minimum, earnings must at least equal minimum wage multiplied by 20 hours per week or minimum wage multiplied by 80 hours per month. NOTE: You cannot round up the weekly average. However, consider the student to have met the 80 hours per month rule when the hours worked are greater than 79 hours. (i.e., 79 hours, 15 minutes; 79 hours, 30 minutes, etc.). E. Responsible for the care of a dependent FNS Unit member under the age of six (If there are two parents and two or more children under six, both parents can claim this exemption. If there is only one child in the home, then only one parent can claim this exemption.). F. Be a single parent enrolled in an institution of higher education on a full-time basis (as determined by the institution) and be responsible for the care of a dependent child under age 12. 1. This provision applies in those situations where only one natural, adoptive, or stepparent (regardless of marital status) is in the same food stamp household as the child.