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

17 Section 315 Change #01-2022 January 11, 2022

FNS unit 2 will have $300 in unearned income counted because the mother is the protective payee and is keeping a portion of the income for her own use. C. If a single payment is intended for both FNS unit and non-FNS unit members, any identifiable portion of the payment intended and used for the care and maintenance of the non-FNS unit household member must be excluded as income for the FNS unit. Example: A grandmother receives child support for two children. Child 1 is in the FNS unit with the grandmother and child 2 is living with the father. The child support received is $300 total. Verification was provided that shows $100 is for child 1 and $200 is for child 2. The income counted in the grandmothers FNS unit is $100. D. If the non-FNS unit member’s portion cannot be readily identified, evenly prorate the payment among the intended FNS unit and non-FNS unit members and count the prorated share for all FNS unit members. Example: A grandmother receives child support for two children. Child 1 is in the FNS unit with the grandmother and child 2 is living with the father. The child support received is $300 total. There is no verification provided as to the distribution of the funds. Prorating the share between the children and count $150 in the grandmothers FNS unit. 315.28

SELF EMPLOYMENT A. Types of self-employment. 1. Unincorporated: A FNS unit in which one or more members are engaged in an enterprise for gain, such as an independent contractor, franchise holder, owner/operator, or operator, have self-employment income. • When an individual is responsible for paying his own social security taxes (FICA) and other taxes, he will be determined to be self- employed. • The income and resources of an unincorporated business are treated as self-employment income and resources to the owner of the business. • If the unincorporated business is owned by multiple individuals (partnership), treat the income and resources as self-employment income with each partner receiving a proportional share of the income and resources.