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

16 Section 315 Change #01-2022 January 11, 2022 C. Reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses incurred by volunteers in the course of their work. D. Reimbursements for medical or dependent care. E. Reimbursements to pay for services provided by Title XX of the Social Security Act. F. Reimbursement to students for allowable educational expenses such as tuition and mandatory fees. G. Reimbursements received by FNS unit members complying with Employment and Training Requirements, Workfare, or Employment Services. H. Reimbursements received by FNS unit members participating in the Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program (CIAP). This is a training program for public housing residents administered by the local housing authority. 315.27 REPRESENTATIVE PAYMENTS Representative Payments are monies received by a protective payee and legally intended to be used for the care and maintenance of a beneficiary. A. Money received by a protective payee, that is intended for the care and maintenance of the beneficiary, must be counted in full as income to the household of the beneficiary. B. Any portion of the payment received by a protective payee, that is not given and/or not used for the care and maintenance of the beneficiary who is not a household member of the protective payee, must also be counted as unearned income to the household of the protective payee. Example: FNS unit 1 contains Grandmother and Grandchild. Grandchild receives SSA in the amount of $600. Grandchild’s mother is the protective payee for the SSA check and grandmother states that the mother keeps $300 of the SSA check each month to pay her own rent. FNS unit 2 contains the Grandchild’s mother and no other individuals or income.

Income counted in each case:

FNS unit 1 will have $600 in SSA benefits counted because the child is the beneficiary, and the full income is countable to the beneficiary.