Earnings from Work
• Salary, wages, cash bonuses, tips, commissions
• Net income from self-employment
(farm or business)
If you are in the U.S. Military:
• Basic pay and cash bonuses (do NOT include
combat pay, FSSA, or privatized housing
allowances)
• Allowances for of-base housing, food,
and clothing
Public Assistance/Alimony/
Child Support
• Unemployment benefts
• Workers' compensation
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
• Cash assistance from State or local
government
• Alimony payments
• Child support payments
• Veterans benefts
• Strike benefts
Pensions/Retirement/
All other sources of income
• Social Security/Disability (including railroad
retirement and black lung benefts)
• Private Pensions or disability benefts
• Income from trusts or estates
• Annuities
• Investment income
• Earned interest
• Rental income
• Regular cash payments from
outside household
Examples of Income for Children
• A child has a regular full or part-time job where they earn a salary or wages
• A child is blind or disabled and receives Social Security benefits
• A parent is disabled, retired, or deceased, and their child receives Social Security benefts
• A friend or extended family member regularly gives a child spending money
• A child receives regular income from a private pension fund, annuity, or trust
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act requires that we use information
from this application to see who qualifes for free or reduced price meals. We can only
approve complete forms. We may share your eligibility information with education, health,
and nutrition programs to help them deliver program benefts to your household. Inspectors
and law enforcement may also use your information to make sure that program rules are met.
When asked within the school, please be sure to provide the last four numbers of the Social Security number of the adult household member who signs the application. If the adult does not have one, Applications for a foster child do not need to list a Social Security number. Applications for children in households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) do not need to list a Social Security number.
Some children qualify for free meals without an application. Please contact your school to get
free meals for a foster child, and children who are homeless, migrant, or runaway.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Your information will be password protected on school drive to ensure all information entered is safe and only used for application purposes.