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

3 Section 350 Change #20-2021 November 1, 2021 3. Once the student turns 18: Test prospectively for the month after the student turns 18, including the student’s gross earned income. Follow policy in FNS 515 Changes during Certification to determine how to react to the change. E. Fleeing Felons, Probation/Parole Violators, Aggravated Sexual abuse, Murder, and Sexual assault Violators. Count the full (non-prorated) income of these individuals. F. Sponsored Alien A sponsored alien is an alien admitted lawfully for permanent residence who is sponsored financially by an individual. Unless exempt as outlined in FNS 227.09 B Sponsored Non-citizens, count the full (non-prorated) income of any individual (and their spouse, if living together) who executed an Affidavit of Support on behalf of the alien as indicated below. Refugees and Asylees are not sponsored. If the Affidavit of Support was signed or re-signed on or after December 19, 1997, count the full amount of countable income of the sponsor and his spouse (if living together) as unearned income until whichever occurs earlier: 1. The alien becomes a citizen; or 2. Has earned or can be credited with 40 qualifying quarters; or 3. The sponsor dies. NOTE: Beginning January 1, 1997, a quarter in which a wage earner received federal means-tested assistance (Work First, FNS, Medicaid, NC Health Choice, or SSI) does not count as a qualifying quarter. G. Foster Children Under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act, foster care payments are made to persons who take care of children while the social services agency maintains legal responsibility for the child. Determine if the FNS unit wishes to include the foster child(ren) in the FNS unit. 1. If yes, include the foster child’s countable income, count the foster care payment when calculating the FNS unit’s benefits. 2. If no, exclude the foster child’s income including the foster care payment. H. Guardianship Payments