KDE announces household criteria for free and reduced meals
Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Friday, September 16, 2011
The Kentucky Department of Education has released 2011-2012 income and household size criteria for school meals program eligibility.
Each year, the federal government revises guidelines for school districts to follow when implementing free and reduced-price meal programs. Children from households whose income is at or below specific levels are eligible.
Fayette County Public Schools, which participates in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, sends application forms to all homes with a letter to parents or guardians.
For more information, contact meal assistance specialist Sharon Garrison or Child Nutrition director Michelle Coker at (859) 381-3846.
The 2011-2012 household size and income criteria for determining eligibility:
| REDUCED-PRICE MEALS – INCOME LEVELS | |||||
| HOUSEHOLD SIZE | ANNUAL | MONTHLY | TWICE PER MONTH | EVERY TWO WEEKS | WEEKLY |
| 1…… | $20,147 | $1,679 | $840 | $775 | $388 |
| 2…… | $27,214 | $2,268 | $1,134 | $1,047 | $524 |
| 3…… | $34,281 | $2,857 | $1,429 | $1,319 | $660 |
| 4…… | $41,348 | $3,446 | $1,723 | $1,591 | $796 |
| 5…… | $48,415 | $4,035 | $2,018 | $1,863 | $932 |
| 6…… | $55,482 | $4,624 | $2,312 | $2,134 | $1,067 |
| 7…… | $62,549 | $5,213 | $2,607 | $2,406 | $1,203 |
| 8…… | $69,616 | $5,802 | $2,901 | $2,678 | $1,339 |
| For each additional family member, add | $7,067 | $589 | $295 | $272 | $136 |
| FREE MEALS – INCOME LEVELS | |||||
| HOUSEHOLD SIZE | ANNUAL | MONTHLY | TWICE PER MONTH | EVERY TWO WEEKS | WEEKLY |
| 1…… | $14,157 | $1,180 | $590 | $545 | $273 |
| 2…… | $19,123 | $1,594 | $797 | $736 | $368 |
| 3…… | $24,089 | $2,008 | $1,004 | $927 | $464 |
| 4…… | $29,055 | $2,422 | $1,211 | $1,118 | $559 |
| 5…… | $34,021 | $2,836 | $1,418 | $1,309 | $655 |
| 6…… | $38,987 | $3,249 | $1,625 | $1,500 | $750 |
| 7…… | $43,953 | $3,663 | $1,832 | $1,691 | $846 |
| 8…… | $48,919 | $4,077 | $2,039 | $1,882 | $941 |
| For each additional family member, add | $4,966 | $414 | $207 | $191 | $96 |
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