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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION INCOME AND RESOURCES FNS 390 RESOURCES

21 Section 390 Change #02-2024 October 1, 2024 2. Subtract the resource limit from the amount calculated and use this amount to determine the disqualification period from the chart below. 3. The maximum disqualification period is 12 months.

EXAMPLE: An applicant FNS unit with $1,260 in a savings account transfers ownership of stock worth $1,000 for less than fair market value. When added together, they total $2,260. The resource limit for the FNS unit is $3,000. When $3,000 is subtracted from $2,260, the result is $740. According to the chart, $740 results in a three-month disqualification. 390.17 JOINTLY OWNED RESOURCES A. The value of resources jointly owned by separate households will be considered available to each household, unless inaccessibility can be proven. The following are considered inaccessible: 1. Resources in probate proceedings. 2. Resources in divorce litigation. 3. Resources subject to a legal separation agreement. 4. Bank accounts of a service person being deployed overseas when access to the account is solely for the purpose of paying the serviceperson’s bills. The household must document that it can access the account solely for the purpose of paying the serviceperson’s bills, etc., and the household cannot use the funds for itself. It is the responsibility of the applicant/recipient household to provide documentation concerning the arrangement. This could be in the form of a Amount in Excess of The Resource Limit Length of Disqualification 0.00 – 249.99 1 month 390.00 - 999.99 3 months 1,000.00 - 2,999.99 6 months 3,000.00 – 4,999.99 9 months 5,000.00 – up 12 months