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

5 SecƟon 360 Change #01-2025 October 1, 2025 360.03 INCOME STANDARDS FOR SEPARATE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES UNIT STATUS Certain elderly and disabled persons may be granted separate FNS unit status when living with others, if the income of the people with whom they reside does not exceed the maximum allowable monthly amounts shown below. Refer to SecƟon 210, Household Concept, for further instrucƟons. Maximum Monthly Income - EﬀecƟve October 1, 2025: Food and NutriƟon Services Unit Size 165% Maximum Allowable Gross Income Limit 1 $2,152 2 $2,909 3 $3,665 4 $4,421 5 $5,177 6 $5,934 7 $6,690 8 $7,446 Each addiƟonal member (+) $757

360.04 CALCULATION OF BENEFIT LEVEL A. General Policy Use the DSS-1700, ApplicaƟon Worksheet, to manually determine the monthly allotment: 1. If there is a system failure; or 2. To prepare a trial budget. See DSS-1700, ApplicaƟon Worksheet, instrucƟons in 360.04, D. B. Income Eligibility Standards Use the gross and net income eligibility standards to determine the eligibility of the FNS unit. These standards are based on the monthly countable income of the FNS unit and are shown in 360.02, A. 1. FNS units without a speciﬁed member are subject to the gross and net income eligibility standards.

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

5 SecƟon 360 Change #01-2025 October 1, 2025 360.03 INCOME STANDARDS FOR SEPARATE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES UNIT STATUS Certain elderly and disabled persons may be granted separate FNS unit status when living with others, if the income of the people with whom they reside does not exceed the maximum allowable monthly amounts shown below. Refer to SecƟon 210, Household Concept, for further instrucƟons. Maximum Monthly Income - EﬀecƟve October 1, 2025: Food and NutriƟon Services Unit Size 165% Maximum Allowable Gross Income Limit 1 $2,152 2 $2,909 3 $3,665 4 $4,421 5 $5,177 6 $5,934 7 $6,690 8 $7,446 Each addiƟonal member (+) $757

360.04 CALCULATION OF BENEFIT LEVEL A. General Policy Use the DSS-1700, ApplicaƟon Worksheet, to manually determine the monthly allotment: 1. If there is a system failure; or 2. To prepare a trial budget. See DSS-1700, ApplicaƟon Worksheet, instrucƟons in 360.04, D. B. Income Eligibility Standards Use the gross and net income eligibility standards to determine the eligibility of the FNS unit. These standards are based on the monthly countable income of the FNS unit and are shown in 360.02, A. 1. FNS units without a speciﬁed member are subject to the gross and net income eligibility standards.