ISBE 68-13 - Instructions to Apply for Free/Reduced-Price Meals - Special Milk/IL Free

Oct 10, 2026

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Instructions for applying for Free/Reduced-Price Meals, with guidance on completing one application per household and per school district. Provide required household and student information, follow specific routes when SNAP or TANF benefits are received, and follow additional steps when any child is homeless, migrant, runaway, or participating in Head Start/Even Start. Foster care pathways are included. For certain households, report total household income by detailing each person’s gross income types and frequency and exclude prohibited benefit sources.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages4

Reading Time10 min

AccessFree to download

Part 1: Household and student listing

SNAP/TANF households

Required form sections and signature

Homeless, migrant, runaway, Head Start/Even Start households

Eligibility checks and adult signature

Foster child households

Legal responsibility and reporting requirements

All other households (including Medicaid and WIC)

Reporting total household income

Instructions to Apply for Free/Reduced-Price Meals COMPLETE ONE APPLICATION PER HOUSEHOLD, PER SCHOOL DISTRICT IF YOUR HOUSEHOLD RECEIVES SNAP OR TANF BENEFITS , follow these instructions and return the completed form to your school: Part 1: List all household members, school and grade level of each student, and a SNAP or TANF case number for any household member including adults receiving such benefits. (Attach another sheet of paper if necessary.) Parts 2 & 3: Skip these parts. Part 4: Sign the form. The last four digits of a Social Security Number are not necessary. Parts 5 & 6: (optional) If you choose to, provide contact information and children’s ethnic and racial identities. IF NO ONE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD GETS SNAP OR TANF BENEFITS AND IF ANY CHILD IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD IS HOMELESS, A MIGRANT OR RUNAWAY, OR HEAD START/EVEN START, follow these instructions and return the completed form to your school: Part 1: List all household members; provide the school and grade level of each student in the household. (Attach another sheet of paper if necessary.) Part 2: If any child you are applying for is homeless, migrant, or a runaway, check the appropriate box and call your school. Part 3: Complete only if a child in your household isn’t eligible under Part 2. See instructions for All Other Households. Part 4: Adult household member must sign the form. If you completed Part 3 of the application, you must include the last four digits of the adult’s Social Security Number (or mark the box if you do not have one) . Parts 5 & 6: (optional) If you choose to, provide contact information and children’s ethnic and racial identities. IF YOU ARE APPLYING FORA FOSTER CHILD, follow these instructions and return the completed form to your school: If all children in the household are foster children that are the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court: Part 1: List all foster children and the name of each child’s school. Check the “Foster Child” box for each foster child. Parts 2 & 3: Skip these parts. Part 4: Sign the form. The last four digits of a Social Security number are not necessary. Parts 5 & 6: (optional) If you choose to, provide contact information and children’s ethnic and racial identities. If some (but not all) of the children in the household are foster children that are the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court: Part 1: List all household members and the name of each child’s school. Check the “Foster Child” box for each foster child. Part 2: If any child you are applying for is homeless, migrant, or a runaway, check the appropriate box and call your school. Part 3: Follow these instructions to report total household income from this month or last month. • Box 1 – Name: List all household members with income. • Box 2 – Gross Income and How Often it Was Received: For each household member, list each type of income received for the month. You must tell us how often the money is received – weekly, every other week, twice a month, or monthly. For earnings, be sure to list the gross income, not the take-home pay. Gross income is the amount earned before taxes and other deductions. You should be able to find it on your pay stub or your boss can tell you. For other income, list the amount each person received for the month from welfare, child support, alimony, pensions, retirement, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Veteran’s benefits (VA benefits), and disability benefits. Under All Other Income, list any payment received for Worker’s Compensation, unemployment or strike benefits, regular contributions from people who do not live in your household, and anyother income. Do not include income from SNAP, FDPIR, WIC, Federal education benefits and foster payments received by the household from the placing agency. For ONLY the self-employed, under Earnings from Work, report income after expenses. This if for your business, farm, or rental property. If you

FAQs

How many applications must be submitted, and to whom?

Submit one application per household, per school district, and return the completed form to your school.

What should you do if someone in the household receives SNAP or TANF benefits?

Follow the SNAP/TANF instructions: complete Part 1, provide the SNAP or TANF case number for eligible household members, skip Parts 2 and 3, and sign in Part 4.

What income information is required for All Other Households?

Report total household income for this month or last month by listing each household member’s income types and how often it was received, using gross income (before taxes and deductions). Exclude income from SNAP, FDPIR, WIC, federal education benefits, and foster payments.

Oct 10, 2026

Uploaded by Rizky