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the following income guidelines for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025:  \n\n| Income Eligibility Guidelines Effective from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  | Free Meals\u003Cbr>130% Federal Poverty Guideline |  |  |  |  |  | Reduced-Price Meals\u003Cbr>185% Federal Poverty Guideline |  |  |  |  |\n| Household Size | Annual | Monthly | Twice Per\u003Cbr>Month | Every Two\u003Cbr>Weeks | Weekly | Household Size | Annual | Monthly | Twice\u003Cbr>Per Month | Every Two\u003Cbr>Weeks | Weekly |\n| 1 | 19,578 | 1,632 | 816 | 753 | 377 | 1 | 27,861 | 2,322 | 1,161 | 1,072 | 536 |\n| 2 | 26,572 | 2,215 | 1,108 | 1,022 | 511 | 2 | 37,814 | 3,152 | 1,576 | 1,455 | 728 |\n| 3 | 33,566 | 2,798 | 1,399 | 1,291 | 646 | 3 | 47,767 | 3,981 | 1,991 | 1,838 | 919 |\n| 4 | 40,560 | 3,380 | 1,690 | 1,560 | 780 | 4 | 57,720 | 4,810 | 2,405 | 2,220 | 1,110 |\n| 5 | 47,554 | 3,963 | 1,982 | 1,829 | 915 | 5 | 67,673 | 5,640 | 2,820 | 2,603 | 1,302 |\n| 6 | 54,548 | 4,546 | 2,273 | 2,098 | 1,049 | 6 | 77,626 | 6,469 | 3,235 | 2,986 | 1,493 |\n| 7 | 61,542 | 5,129 | 2,565 | 2,367 | 1,184 | 7 | 87,579 | 7,299 | 3,650 | 3,369 | 1,685 |\n| 8 | 68,536 | 5,712 | 2,856 | 2,636 | 1,318 | 8 | 97,532 | 8,128 | 4,064 | 3,752 | 1,876 |\n| For each additional family member, add | 6,994 | 583 | 292 | 269 | 135 | For each additional family member, add | 9,953 | 830 | 415 | 383 | 192 |\n\nThe following is the definition of income:  \nIncome is defined as any monies earned 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 non-farm 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 veteran 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 Other cash income would include cash amounts received or withdrawn from any source including savings, investments, trust accounts, and other resources which would be available to pay the price of a child’s meal.","cbCaikk4u9mZWb9G","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikk4u9mZWb9G","pdf",136569,"English","# Income Eligibility Guidelines\n## Free Meals and Reduced-Price Meals Thresholds\n## Income Definition and Included Sources","[{\"question\":\"What date range do the Fiscal Year 2025 income eligibility guidelines cover?\",\"answer\":\"The guidelines apply from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.\"},{\"question\":\"How are Free Meals and Reduced-Price Meals eligibility levels defined?\",\"answer\":\"Free Meals use 130% of the Federal Poverty Guideline, and Reduced-Price Meals use 185%.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the document define as income, and does it include deductions?\",\"answer\":\"Income is defined as money earned before deductions such as income taxes, Social Security taxes, insurance premiums, charitable contributions, and bonds, and it includes specified cash and benefit sources.\"}]","FISCAL YEAR 2025 INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES | PDF",1791604129]