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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION INCOME AND RESOURCES FNS 390 RESOURCES
1 Section 390 Change #02-2024 October 1, 2024 FNS 390 RESOURCES Change #02-2024 October 1, 2024
390.01 RESOURCES REQUIREMENTS A. General Requirements The maximum allowable resources, including both liquid and non-liquid assets, of all members of the non-categorically eligible Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) unit shall not exceed: • $3,000 for the regular FNS household • $4,500 for the FNS units including a member or members age 60 or over, or a Specified Person. See FNS 212.02 Specified Person for definition of Specified Person. B. Excluded Resources. Do not count the following resources: 1. Belonging to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients. 2. Included in a Bankruptcy Order are considered inaccessible and are excluded during the time in which they are part of the order. 3. Belonging to categorically eligible FNS units. Categorically eligible FNS units are not required to meet the resource limits. If the household is categorically eligible the household automatically passes the resource test. Do not require any resource verification. Refer to FNS 220 Categorical Eligibility for additional policy. 4. Belonging to an ineligible student. C. Whose resources are counted? Individuals residing with the FNS unit are considered household members and all of the resources of these individuals are considered available. Include 100% of countable resources for the following individuals: 1. Non-Categorically Eligible FNS unit members. 2. Ineligible aliens.