Wages, salaries, tips, commissions, and cash bonuses; • Net income from self-owned business, including farms; Strike • benefits, unemployment compensation, and worker’s • compensation; and Earnings Military basic pay and cash bonuses and allowances for off-base housing, from work • food, and clothing (excluding combat pay, Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance, and privatized housing allowances; for more information, see Income Exclusions). Unemployment benefits; • Worker’s compensation; • Supplemental Security Income (SSI); • Regular cash assistance from State or local governments; • Alimony payments; Child support payments; • Public Veteran’s benefits; assistance, • Pensions; alimony, • pensions and • child support Retirement Social Security (including railroad retirement and black lung • benefits); Private pensions or disability benefits; and • Adoption assistance payments. • Income from trusts or estates; • Annuities; • Investment income; • Earned interest; Any other • Net rental income; income Regular cash payments from outside household; • regularly • received Cash withdrawn from savings; and • Any money regularly available to pay for children’s meals. • Determining Household Reportable Income - Special Situations USDA has identified several situations” LEAs may encounter when determining “special children’s eligibility for free and reduced price meals. This section provides guidance for LEAs to use when determining eligibility in special situations. Projected Income for Seasonal Workers Certain workers, such as seasonal workers, experience
Earnings from work • • • • Wages, salaries, tips, commissions, and cash bonuses; Net income from self-owned business, including farms; Strike benefits, unemployment compensation, and worker’s compensation; and Military basic pay and cash bonuses and allowances for off-base housing, food, and clothing (excluding combat pay, Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance, and privatized housing allowances; for more information, see Income Exclusions). Public assistance, alimony, pensions and child support • • • • • • • • Unemployment benefits; Worker’s compensation; Supplemental Security Income (SSI); Regular cash assistance from State or local governments; Alimony payments; Child support payments; Veteran’s benefits; Pensions; • Retirement Social Security (including railroad retirement and black lung benefits); • Private pensions or disability benefits; and • Adoption assistance payments. Any other income regularly received • • • • • • Income from trusts or estates; Annuities; Investment income; Earned interest; Net rental income; Regular cash payments from outside household; • Cash withdrawn from savings; and • Any money regularly available to pay for children’s meals. Determining Household Reportable Income - Special Situations USDA has identified several “special situations” LEAs may encounter when determining children’s eligibility for free and reduced price meals. This section provides guidance for LEAs to use when determining eligibility in special situations. Projected Income for Seasonal Workers Certain workers, such as seasonal workers, experience