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amounts received or withdrawn from any source including savings, investments, trust accounts and other resources that would be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