Allow Providers to Claim Their Own Children

In order to allow providers to claim their own children, you will need to make a household for the provider.

1. Make sure that the provider is listed as the parent/guardian.
2. Make sure all the providers children are grouped together in the same household.
3. Add an income form.

To add a household income form:

• Click on “Participants & Rosters” on the main dashboard.
• Click on the name of the primary parent/guardian to bring up the Household Info page. (Alternatively, click on the child’s name and then click on “Household” on the bread crumbs menu in the upper-left corner.)
• Scroll down to “Household Income Statement” and click the blue “Add Income Form” button.
• Complete the fields:
• Parent Signature Date: use the date picker to select the date the parent signed the form.
• Sponsor Signature Date: use the date picker to select the date the sponsor signed the form.
• Click the “Fill in Effective and Expiration Dates Based on Signature Dates” button OR fill in the fields manually.
• First effective month: use the date picker and click “Done” to select the first month in which the form is active. Note: if a claim has already been processed for a month, you cannot make an income form eligible for that month because it would change the claiming percentage for that month. If you wish to add the income form, you must rollback the claim, add the new income form, then reprocess the claim and submit a claim adjustment to your state agency.
• Last effective month: use the date picker and click “Done” to select the last month in which the form is active. There is no minimum amount of time an income form can be active, but there is a maximum of 13 months.
• Select the Tier I/Tier II value for the income form. My Food Program does not automatically calculate the Tier I/Tier II status based on income and household size, however you can use the Income Category Calculator at the bottom of this page to assist with these calculations. Please see website for user responsibility.
• Reason: If you select “Tier I” as the status, select the reason.
• Notes: for your recordkeeping.
• Upload a scan or photograph of the form, if desired.
• Click “Save”.

You can use our Income Eligibility Calculator to annualize the different household income amounts and frequencies. This can make it easier for you to cross-check the calculated income with our suggestion for the income eligibility category into which the household should be placed. Enter in the appropriate amounts for each item below and click "Calculate".