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The United States Department of Agriculture has issued the following

INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES effective July 1, 2021- June 30, 2022

Household

Size

Reduced-Price Meals – 185% Free Meals – 130%

Annual Monthly Twice

Per

Month

Every

Two

Weeks

Weekl

y

Annual Monthly Twice

Per

Month

Every

Two

Weeks

Weekly

1 23,828 1,986 993 917 459 16,744 1,396 698 644 322

2 32.227 2,686 1,343 1,240 620 22,646 1,888 944 871 436

3 40,626 3,386 1,693 1,563 782 28,548 2,379 1,190 1,098 549

4 49,025 4,086 2,043 1,886 943 34,450 2,871 1,436 1,325 663

5 57,424 4,786 2,393 2,209 1,105 40,352 3,363 1,682 1,552 776

6 65,823 5,486 2,743 2,532 1,266 46,254 3,855 1,928 1,779 890

7 74,222 6,186 3,093 2,855 1,428 52,156 4,347 2,174 2,006 1,003

8 82,621 6,886 3,443 3,178 1,589 58,058 4,839 2,420 2,233 1,117

For each

add’l family

member,

add 8,399 700 350 324 162 5,902 492 246 227 114

THE TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME STATED ON THE ENROLLED CHILDREN'S INCOME APPLICATION MUST BE

COMPARED TO THE ABOVE GUIDELINES PRIOR TO THE SUBMISSION OF THE JULY CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT

FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR.

Following is the definition of income:

In accordance with the Department’s policy as provided in the Food and Nutrition Service publication Eligibility Manual for School

Meals, “income,” as the term is used in this Notice, means income before any deductions such as income taxes, Social Security taxes,

insurance premiums, charitable contributions and bonds. It includes the following: (1) monetary compensation for services, including

wages, salary, commissions or fees; (2) net income from nonfarm self-employment; (3) net income from farm self-employment; (4)

Social Security; (5) dividends or interest on savings or bonds or income from estates or trusts; (6) net rental income; (7) public

assistance or welfare payments; (8) unemployment compensation; (9) government civilian employee or military retirement, or

pensions or veterans payments; (10) private pensions or annuities; (11) alimony or child support payments; (12) regular contributions

from persons not living in the household; (13) net royalties; and (14) other cash income. Other cash income would include cash

amounts received or withdrawn from any source including savings, investments, trust accounts and other resources that would be

available to pay the price of a child’s meal.

“Income,” as the term is used in this Notice, does not include any income or benefits received under any Federal programs that are

excluded from consideration as income by any statutory prohibition. Furthermore, the value of meals or milk to children shall not be

considered as income to their households for other benefit programs in accordance with the prohibitions in section 12(e) of the

Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and section 11(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1760(e) and 1780(b)).

If you have questions about the Income Eligibility Guidelines, please contact Heather Stinson hstinson@doe.in.gov or 317-232-

0869) or Rachel Reynolds (rreynolds@doe.in.gov or 317-232-0851).

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

CC21-22 Income Guidelines 5/5/2021