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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION INCOME AND RESOURCES FNS 360 DETERMINING BENEFIT LEVELS
2 SecƟon 360 Change #01-2025 October 1, 2025
C. Earned Income DeducƟon Twenty percent of earned income is deducted. D. Maximum Allowable Resource Limits for Non-Categorically Eligible households 1. $4,500 for FNS units with a member age 60 or older or disabled. 2. $3,000 for all other FNS units. 3. $4,500 or more of winnings from gambling, lotery, bingo, or cash prizes, households are no longer eligible for FNS benefits. E. Dependent Care DeducƟon Allow as a deducƟon any dependent care expenses incurred and payable for a dependent child or adult under the age of 18 and for individuals with disabiliƟes of any age in the FNS unit. Allow acƟvity fees that are associated with the care provided to the dependent that are necessary for the household to parƟcipate in the care. AcƟvity fees do not have to be mandatory to be deducƟble. Examples of acƟvity fees that may be deducƟble include cost of an art class for an aŌer-school program, addiƟonal equipment fees charged for atending sports camp, or the cost of field trips sponsored by summer camps. F. Excess Shelter DeducƟon The maximum excess deducƟon for FNS units without a specified person is $744 each month. There is no limit for FNS units with a specified person as defined in SecƟon 212.02, Specified Person. G. Homeless Shelter Allowance Households in which all members are homeless, are allowed a standard or excess deducƟon for incurred/responsible or anƟcipated shelter expense. The homeless shelter standard deducƟon is $198.99 per month. Homeless Individual: An individual who lacks a fixed and regular night-Ɵme residence or whose primary night-Ɵme residence is: 1. A supervised shelter designed to provide temporary accommodaƟon. 2. A halfway house or similar insƟtuƟon that provides temporary residence for individuals intended to be insƟtuƟonalized.