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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION INCOME AND RESOURCES FNS 390 RESOURCES

3 Section 390 Change #02-2024 October 1, 2024 A resource is inaccessible if: • The FNS unit must petition or make an application to the clerk of court, judge, trustee, or financial institution for release of funds. • When a trust fund can only be accessed for hardship, it is not considered accessible. • Any funds released from the resource would be counted as income in the month received when it can be reasonably anticipated. Do not count the remaining funds as a resource. 390.03 DOCUMENTATION Document the following information in the appropriate evidence in NC FAST. • Verification source, including client’s statement; and • Date verified; and • Calculations used to determine the resource value; and • Countable resource value. 390.04 APPLICANT FNS UNITS Applicant FNS units must meet the resource limit as of the date of the interview. Special procedures for determining resources at initial application are as follows: A. If an individual applies, is interviewed the same day, and reports excess resources, the applicant is ineligible as of the date of application. The case should be denied unless the resource is rebuttable, and the client wishes to rebut the value. B. If the interview is held on a day other than on the date of application, follow these guidelines. 1. If the interview is conducted in the month of application and the FNS unit is eligible by the date of interview, approve the application effective the date of application. 2. If the interview is conducted in the month following the month of application, and the FNS unit had excess resources on the date of application but is eligible by the date of interview, deny assistance for the first month and approve the application effective the first calendar day of the second month.