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

7 SecƟon 360 Change #01-2025 October 1, 2025 6. Enter monthly tuiƟon and mandatory fees. 7. Subtract line 6 from line 5. 8. Add line 4 and line 7. 9. Add line 8 and total countable monthly unearned income. 10. Enter farm loss from line 3. 11. Subtract line 10 from line 9. Result is Gross Monthly Income. 12. MulƟply line 4, gross monthly earned income, by 20%, the earned income deducƟon. See 360.01, C. 13. Enter the monthly standard deducƟon based on the FNS unit household size. See 360.01, B. 14. If applicable, enter total allowable medical expenses. 15. Enter the Medical threshold amount. 16. Subtract line 15 from line 14. Result is medical expenses allowable. 17. Enter allowable dependent care expenses. 18. Enter legally obligated child support. 19. Enter Homeless Shelter DeducƟon. Note: Homeless individuals cannot receive both the Homeless Shelter DeducƟon and shelter and uƟlity deducƟons. Workers must evaluate to determine the best benefit to the client. 20. Add lines 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, and 19 and enter total. 21. Subtract line 20 from line 11. RESULT: Net monthly income aŌer all allowable deducƟons except shelter expenses. 22. Total shelter and uƟlity expenses. 23. Divide line 21 by 2. 24. Subtract line 23 from line 22. Result equals excess shelter costs. 25. Subtract line 24 from line 21. RESULT: Net monthly income aŌer all allowable deducƟons. If this amount is more than the net income eligibility limit, deny or terminate the case. If less than the limit, conƟnue to 26.