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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION INCOME AND RESOURCES FNS 350 WHOSE INCOME IS COUNTED

2 Section 350 Change #20-2021 November 1, 2021 Note: To prorate, divide the ineligible individual’s gross countable income evenly for all potential FNS unit members. Multiply the prorated share by the number of persons included in the FNS unit. Example: A FNS unit consists of seven persons. The head of household, who has not met the enumeration requirements, is employed and earns $700 per month. $700 / 7 = 100 Prorated Share $100 X 6 (eligible FNS unit members) = $600 $600 = Income of ineligible member to be counted for the remaining FNS unit members Note: Enter all non-prorated gross income of these individuals in NC FAST, the system will prorate based on the determination that the individual is ineligible. C. Student in Higher Education (Technical School or College) A student is anyone who is enrolled in an institution of higher education as defined in FNS 230 Student of Higher Education. 1. Use policy in FNS 230 to determine if the individual meets the FNS definition of a student. 2. If the individual meets the FNS definition of a student use policy in FNS 230 to determine if the individual is an eligible or ineligible student. a. Eligible Student: Include all gross (non-prorated) income when calculating the FNS unit’s benefits. b. Ineligible Student: Do not include this person's income. This person is not eligible to be included in the FNS unit. D. High School Student 1. For a child age 17 or younger, exclude his entire gross earned income only if the child is: a. A student attending any elementary or secondary school recognized, operated, or supervised by the state or local school district (including home- school) or attending classes at least half-time to obtain a GED, and b. Not the head of the FNS unit. 2. Count all (non-prorated) of the eligible students non-excluded unearned income.