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Resource | Policy Memos Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance

The Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2001 requires the DoD to pay certain low-income service members and their families a family subsistence allowance of up to $500 per month so they will not have to rely on food stamps.

03/31/2003
Resource | Policy Eligibility of Persons with Disabilities, Elderly, and Public Assistance Recipients

The purpose of this TEFAP program guidance memorandum is to provide guidance on determining household income when it involves persons with disabilities, elderly and/or public assistance recipients.

03/31/2003
Resource | Policy Eligibility of Youth Shelters for TEFAP Commodities

This TEFAP program guidance memorandum is intended to clarify the eligibility of youth shelters for commodities provided under TEFAP. Most youth shelters are eligible to receive TEFAP commodities as charitable institutions serving primarily needy people. For example, many youth shelters house children awaiting placement in foster homes, or children detained while awaiting trial for alleged crimes.

03/31/2003
Resource | Final Rule Final Rule: WIC Exclusion of Military Housing Payments

This final rule provides WIC state agencies the option to exclude payments to military personnel for privatized housing, whether on or off military installations.

10/31/2002
Resource | Proposed Rule Proposed Rule: Determining Eligibility for Free and Reduced Price Meals and Free Milk in Schools-Verification Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

This rule proposes to amend the reporting and recordkeeping requirements under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Special Milk Program relating to the verification of free and reduced price meal applications.

08/09/2002
Resource WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (2002-2003)

The Department announces adjusted income eligibility guidelines to be used by state agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in the WIC program. These income eligibility guidelines are to be used in conjunction with the WIC regulations.

04/01/2002
Resource | Policy Memos Categorical Eligibility for Upward Bound Sites

We have received a request to allow states to consider Upward Bound sites to be categorically eligible to participate in the SFSP based on the eligibility criteria for the Upward Bound program.

01/31/2002
Resource | Final Rule Final Rule: FSP Noncitizen Eligibility and Certification Provisions of PL 104-193, as Amended by PL 104-208, 105-33 and 105-185 (Announcement of Effective Date)

This document announces the effective date of the final rule published on Nov. 21, 2000 at 65 FR 70133.

11/28/2001
Resource | Forms AD-1048: Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower Tier Covered Transactions

This certification is required by the regulations implementing Executive Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, 7 CFR part 3017, Section 3017.510, Participants' responsibilities. The regulations were published as Part IV of the Jan. 30, 1989, Federal Register (pages 4722-4733).

08/16/2001
Resource | Policy Memos Questions & Answers On Categorical Eligibility & Vehicles

This memo gives guidance on categorical eligibility for food stamps, and new policies on vehicles as resources, under rules published on Nov. 21, 2000.

07/30/2001
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