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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION INCOME AND RESOURCES FNS 360 DETERMINING BENEFIT LEVELS

3 SecƟon 360 Change #01-2025 October 1, 2025 3. Temporary accommodaƟon in the residence of another individual for no more than 90 days. 4. A place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodaƟon for people (a hallway, a bus staƟon, a lobby or similar place). To be eligible for the homeless shelter allowance, a household must be responsible or reasonably expect to incur shelter costs during a month. Homeless households are not eligible for the shelter allowance if they are not responsible for paying or anƟcipate paying shelter cost during the month. 5. Document the case with: a. The household’s status as a homeless household; and b. The household is responsible for shelter expenses that enƟtle it to the homeless shelter deducƟon during the budget month; and c. The amount the household declares is responsible for paying shelter expenses. 6. Standard verificaƟon for homeless shelter expenses: a. Statements from employees and volunteers of homeless shelters, halfway houses, etc. b. Statements from individuals who made temporary accommodaƟons available c. Statements from providers of social services If a household has difficulty in obtaining tradiƟonal types of verificaƟon of shelter costs, use prudent judgement in determining if verificaƟon is adequate. Note: A homeless individual claims to have incurred/responsibility of shelter costs for several nights at a hotel. If costs reported are reasonable, accept this informaƟon as adequate and allow the household to use the shelter esƟmate. 7. No other shelter costs, including the uƟlity standard or telephone standard, may be used if the homeless shelter allowance is used. The homeless shelter allowance also may not be used if the household claims shelter costs that exceed the allowance. Higher or other shelter costs must be handled as a part of the shelter expense deducƟon in which case the household may or may not receive an actual deducƟon.