Food and Nutrition Services Manual
FNS General Procedures and Requirements
- FNS 100 Food and Nutrition Services Maintenance and Public Access
- FNS 105 Prudent Person Concept
- FNS 110 Purpose and Authority of the Food and Nutrition Services Program
- FNS 115 Administration of the Food and Nutrition Services Program
- FNS 120 Complaints and Fair Hearing Process
- FNS 125 Disclosure of Information and Inquiries
- FNS 130 Records Retention, Ownership, and Documentation
- FNS 135 Second Party Review & Quality Control
- FNS 140 Personnel Requirements
- FNS 145 Claims
- FNS 150 Commodities Programs
- FNS 155 Lifeline/Link-Up Assistance Programs
- FNS 160 Automated Inquiry and Match Procedures
- FNS 165 Inactive Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Accounts Report
- FNS 170 Notices
- FNS 175 Authorized Representative
FNS Eligibility Requirements
- FNS 200 Eligibility Requirements Overview
- FNS 205 Identity
- FNS 210 Household Composition
- FNS 212 Household Composition Special Arrangements
- FNS 215 Residence
- FNS 220 Categorical Eligibility
- FNS 225 Citizenship
- FNS 227 Non-citizen Requirements
- FNS 230 Social Security Enumeration
- FNS 235 Student of Higher Education
- FNS 240 Work Registration
- FNS 245 Employment & Training (E&T)
- FNS 250 Workfare
- FNS 255 Voluntary Quit and Voluntary Reduction
- FNS 260 Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents
- FNS 265 ABAWD Services Program
- FNS 270 Controlled Substance Felons
FNS Income and Resources
- FNS 300 Sources of Income
- FNS 305 Rules for Budgeting Income
- FNS 310 Budgeting New, Changed, and Terminated Income
- FNS 315 Special Budgeting Income
- FNS 340 Deductions
- FNS 350 Whose Income is Counted
- FNS 360 Determining Benefit Levels
- FNS 390 Resources
FNS Applications
- FNS 400 How to Apply for Food and Nutrition Services
- FNS 405 Applicant Responsibilities
- FNS 410 County Responsibilities
- FNS 415 Interviewing
- FNS 420 Normal Application Processing
- FNS 425 Expedited Services Processing
- FNS 430 Changes Prior to Disposition
- FNS 435 Determining Eligibility
- FNS 440 Application Disposition
- FNS 450 Social Security Administration Application
FNS Simplified Reporting (SR) Households
- FNS 500 SR Category & Reporting Requirements
- FNS 505 SR Recertifications Requirements
- FNS 510 SR Recertifications Procedures
- FNS 515 SR Changes During the Certification Period
FNS Simplified Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) and Transitional FNS
- FNS 600 Simplified Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP)
- FNS 650 Transitional Food and Nutrition Services Benefits
FNS 700 Hearings
FNS 800 Claims
- FNS 805 Requirements for Establishing Recipient Claims
- FNS 810 Administrative Error (AE) Claims
- FNS 815 Inadvertent Household Error (IHE) Claims
- FNS 820 Intentional Program Violation (IPV) Claims
- FNS 825 Intentional Program Violation (IPV) Disqualifications
- FNS 830 EBT Recipient and Retailer Fraud
- FNS 835 Report of Erroneous Issuance (DSS-1682)
- FNS 840 Front End Referrals
- FNS 845 Treasury Offset Program (TOP)
- FNS 850 NC Debt Setoff Collection (DOR) Procedures
- FNS 855 Claims Discharged Through Bankruptcy
- FNS 860 Move By A Household
- FNS 865 NC Education Lottery Interceptions
FNS Restoration, Replacement, and Cancellation of Benefits
- FNS 900 Restoration of Lost Benefits
- FNS 905 Replacement of Authorized Issuance
- FNS 910 Cancellation of Benefits
- FNS 915 EBT System Transaction Error Adjustments