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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION INCOME AND RESOURCES FNS 300 SOURCES OF INCOME

1 Section 300 Change #01-2022 January 11, 2022 FNS 300 SOURCES OF INCOME Change #01-2022 January 11, 2022

300.01 TYPES OF INCOME A. Earned Income Earned income is payment for labor or services rendered from paid employment or business ownership. Some common examples of earned income include wages, salaries, tips, and self-employment. B. Unearned Income Unearned income is all income that is not earned from one’s job or from one’s business. Some common examples of unearned income include contributions, railroad retirement, Social Security, and Veteran’s benefits. C. Lump sum Payments Earned or unearned income from any source that is received in a lump sum payment is not countable as income. Some types of lump sum payments include but are not limited to: • Supplemental Security or Social Security back payments received in one lump sum payment, • Federal or State tax returns, • Stimulus payments, • Insurance settlements. 300.02 SOURCES OF INCOME CHART The sources of income chart list the most common types of income available to the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) unit. It would be impossible to list every income type, if a worker encounters a type of income that is not listed in the chart, they should use their prudent person concept to determine the type of income and verification required. Different organizations have different names for programs funded by the same source. It is necessary in those circumstances to determine the source of the income to determine if it is countable. Example: A FNS unit member works for Helping Hands Services and states they were told the income would not count for FNS. The worker contacts the employer and verifies that the source of the income is Title V of the Older Americans Act. The