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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION INCOME AND RESOURCES FNS 315 SPECIAL BUDGETING

11 Section 315 Change #01-2022 January 11, 2022 D. Do not count vendor payments paid to a provider for care of a FNS unit member. 315.14 DOMESTIC EMPLOYMENT Determine if there is an employee/employer relationship such as when the employer pays taxes or FICA. If such as relationship exists, count the income as wages. If no such relationship exists, treat as self-employment. 315.15 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE A. The only sources of countable educational assistance is assistance for normal living expenses, which are room and board. The designation of funds for room and board must be made by the source of the income, not the school. Count this assistance as unearned income. B. Prorate the countable educational assistance over the period of time intended to cover. Budget the income either in the month it is received or in the month the FNS unit anticipates receiving the first installment payment or the full amount of income. Regardless of the date of receipt, prorate the income over the period it is intended to cover. C. If the educational assistance is prorated as income and the student drops out of school, continue to count the assistance as income for the period it was intended to cover. D. Verify assistance only if client indicates that they receive educational assistance for Room and Board. 315.16 FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORPORATION (FCIC) A. The FCIC is a separate agency within the U. S. Department of Agriculture. B. FCIC also provides payments to farmers for crop losses but, unlike ASCS payments, the farmer must pay a premium for FCIC insurance. C. The federal government subsidizes the premiums. D. The insurance payments are paid out as a nonrecurring lump-sum payment. Therefore, they are considered a resource. E. Other crop insurance settlements from private companies that are made as a nonrecurring lump-sum payment are counted as a resource in the month of receipt and until spent. 315.17 FOSTER CARE / GUARDIANSHIP PAYMENTS Foster care / Guardianship payments are counted as unearned income only when the FNS unit chooses to include the child in the FNS unit.