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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION FNS 425 EXPEDITED SERVICE PROCESSING

5 SecƟon 425 Change #1-2024 March 01, 2024 2. Liquid Resources - Consider the total amounts of the following to determine liquid resources. a. Cash on hand; b. Checking accounts; c. Savings accounts; d. Savings certificates; e. Nonrecurring lump sum payments (not limited to) i. Income tax refunds; ii. Rebates or credits; iii. Retroactive lump-sum Social Security, SSI, Public Assistance, Railroad Retirement benefits, or other payments; iv. Lump-sum insurance settlements; and v. Refunds of security deposits on rental property or utilities 3. Residency – Verify except in unusual cases where verification cannot be easily obtained such as homeless household, newly-arrived household, and some migrant farmworker household. NOTE: Verification must be pursued unless the household indicates that verification cannot be obtained. If it is determined that verification cannot be obtained, accept the client’s statement for residency and document why the verification was not obtainable. 4. The agency should use the appropriate utility standard (SUA, TUA or BUA) for the initial month if the household is entitled to it; 5. Medical expenses for the elderly and disabled; 6. Disability, if claimed; 7. Enumeration - Verify by submitting the number to the Social Security Administration (SSA) or request proof of application for an SSN prior to the second issuance; 8. Citizenship and alien status; and 9. All other questionable information F. Work Registration Requirements