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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION SIMPLIFIED REPORTING (SR) HOUSEHOLDS FNS 500 SR CATEGORY & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
1 Section 500 Change #02-2024 October 01, 2024 FNS 500 SR CATEGORY & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Change #02-2024 October 01, 2024
500.01 SIMPLIFIED REPORTING CATEGORY Simplified Reporting (SR) reduces the information that is required to be reported by the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) unit during their certification period. The Simplified Reporting Category applies to all FNS units except for: A. Simplified Nutritional Assistance Program units. B. Transitional FNS units. 500.02 CERTIFICATION PERIODS Certification periods are determined by the household’s situation and are automatically assigned by North Carolina Families Accessing Services through Technology (NC FAST). Certification periods are assigned by: A. FNS households that contain only specified individuals (as defined in FNS 212 Household Composition Special Arrangements) who are without earned income are certified for 12 months. B. All other households are certified for six (6) months. 500.03 SR HOUSEHOLD’S REPORTING REQUIREMENTS A. FNS units subject to simplified reporting are required to report if one of the following changes occurs during the certification period: 1. FNS units that include an Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) must report when the ABAWD stops working an average of 80 hours per month (non-waiver counties). 2. Households whose income is at or below the 130% maximum allowable gross income limit are required to report an increase in household income that causes it to exceed the 130% maximum allowable gross income limit for its household size at certification. a. Do not consider ineligible or disqualified persons in determining the FNS unit size. b. This reporting limit will not change during the certification period regardless of changes in household size that may occur. c. At the time a household’s income exceeds their 130% maximum allowable gross income limit for reporting requirements the household is no longer required to report changes in income.