To get Food & Nutrition Services (FNS) benefits, your household must meet income limits. A FNS caseworker will tell you which income limits your household must meet. If your income was too high in the past, please look at the table to see if you might be able to get benefits now.
Income Limits
|
People in household |
200% Gross Income |
130% Gross Income |
Net Income |
|
1 |
$1815 |
$1180 |
$ 908 |
|
2 |
$2452 |
$1594 |
$1226 |
|
3 |
$3089 |
$2008 |
$1545 |
|
4 |
$3725 |
$2422 |
$1863 |
|
5 |
$4362 |
$2836 |
$2181 |
|
6 |
$4999 |
$3249 |
$2500 |
|
7 |
$5635 |
$3663 |
$2818 |
|
8 |
$6272 |
$4077 |
$3136 |
Beginning July 1, 2010, North Carolina will no longer use the resource limit test for most households. A FNS caseworker will tell you if your household has to meet a resource limit. You may be able to get FNS benefits even if you own a home, car, land, property, or have a retirement plan or money in the bank.
To find out if you might be able to get FNS benefits, click here. To find out for sure, fill out an application and return it to your county’s Department of Social Services (DSS) office.
