Children in households enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), TANF, or Medicaid, students who qualify as homeless, runaway, foster, and/or migrant children, and students who live with a parent in a car or hotel can get free meals regardless of your income. Also, if your household income is within the limits on the Federal Income Chart, your children can be part of the Free & Reduced program.
Applications from families receiving SNAP, TANF, or Medicaid benefits need only to list the children's names, 7-digit SNAP, TANF, or Medicaid number (that begins with "1B..."; QUEST card numbers are not acceptable), the last 4 digits of an adult household member's social security number (or a mark in the box if no SS number), address and phone number, and the signature of the adult household member.
All other households who would qualify based upon income must show the names of all household members, the amount of income each person received last month and source, the frequency of earnings, the signature of an adult household member and the last 4 digits of that adult's social security number or check the box if the adult does not have a social security number. The information on the application may be verified by the program officials at any time during the school year.