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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION SIMPLIFIED REPORTING (SR) HOUSEHOLDS FNS 500 SR CATEGORY & REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
2 Section 500 Change #02-2024 October 01, 2024 3. Households are required to report if any member of the FNS unit receives lottery/gambling winnings of $4,500 or more. a. The receipt of lottery/gambling winnings of $4,500 or more results in loss of eligibility for the entire FNS unit. b. The household remains ineligible until they reapply for benefits and meet all non-categorical eligible financial resources and income eligibility requirements. B. Do not require or request the FNS unit to report any changes other than those listed in FNS 500.03 A. 500.04 SR HOUSEHOLD’S REPORTING TIMEFRAMES The SR household is required to report only those changes listed in 500.03 A. using the following timeframes: A. Applications and recertification: FNS units are required to report changes that occur prior to disposition of the application/recertification by the 10th of the month, following the month in which the DSS-8551 Notice of Eligibility is received by the FNS unit. Example: Application filed on June 30th. Disposed on July 30th. The DSS- 8551 is mailed on July 31st. Notice would be received August 2nd after adding two mailing days. FNS unit has until September 10th to report changes listed in 500.03.
B. Ongoing FNS case: FNS units are required to report the changes by the 10th of the month, following the month of change.