Verification is confirmation of eligibility for free and reduced price meals under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Verification must include either confirmation of income eligibility or confirmation that the child is included in a certified Food Stamp household or Temporary Assistance unit.
- LEAs Required to Verify Standard Sample Size
- Verification Guidance - updated 9/2021
Seamless Summer Option Attachments
- Letter to Households Participating in Free Meals through June 30, 2022 – Notification of Selection for Verification
- Verification Information for Free and Reduced Price Meals
- Letter of Verification Results and Adverse Action Households Participating in Free Meals through June 30, 2022
- Flier for Households
National School Lunch Program Attachments
- Letter to Households – Notification of Selection of Verification
- Verification Information for Free and Reduced Price Meals
- Statement of Earnings – Letter that household may have employer complete
- Social Security and/or SSI Statement of Earnings – Letter that household may have Social Security Office complete
- Food Stamp/Temporary Assistance Office - Letter from the Local Education Agency
- Verification Form – Food Stamp/Temporary Assistance Recipients
- Statement of Benefits – Letter that household may have Food Stamp/Temporary Assistance Office complete
- Letter of Verification Results and Adverse Action for Income Households
- Letter of Adverse Action for Food Stamp/Temporary Assistance Households
- Notification of Continuation of Benefits as a Result of Verification
Other Verification Information
- Questions and Answers
- Verification Step-by-Step Summary
- Verification Report Guidance SY21-22
- Eligibility Manual for School Meals - Determining and Verifying Eligibility
- SP-42-2017 - Beginning Verification before October 1: Guidance to Local Educational Agencies