Free and reduced price policy set for 2009-10

The Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of Nutrition, Health and Transportation Services, recently announced its policy for free and reduced price meal.

This policy is for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program and the After School

Care Snack Program.

State and local school officials have adopted the following family size and income criteria for determining eligibility:

Household Size

Household Size

 

 

Yearly

Yearly

Monthly

Monthly

Twice per Month

Twice per Month

Every Two Weeks

Every Two Weeks

Weekly

Weekly

1

1

20,036

20,036

1,670

1,670

   835

   835

   771

   771

   386

   386

2

2

26,955

26,955

2,247

2,247

1,124

1,124

1,037

1,037

   519

   519

3

3

33,874

33,874

2,823

2,823

1,412

1,412

1,303

1,303

   652

   652

4

4

40,793

40,793

3,400

3,400

1,700

1,700

1,569

1,569

   785

   785

5

5

47,712

47,712

3,976

3,976

1,988

1,988

1,836

1,836

   918

   918

6

6

54,631

54,631

4,553

4,553

2,277

2,277

2,102

2,102

1,051

1,051

7

7

61,550

61,550

5,130

5,130

2,565

2,565

2,368

2,368

1,184

1,184

8

8

68,469

68,469

5,706

5,706

2,853

2,853

2,634

2,634

1,317

1,317

For each additional person:

  6,919

  6,919

   577

   577

   289

   289

   267

   267

   134

   134

Income eligibility guidelines are effective from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.