ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 072210Z DEC 01 ZYB MIN PSN 021388J22 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N07220// NAVADMIN 320/01 MSGID/GENADMIN/N1// SUBJ/FAMILY SUBSISTENCE SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCE (FSSA) UPDATE /EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 01// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/041255ZMAY2001// REF/B/DOC/TITLE 37 US CODE SECTION 402A/30OCT2000// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 107/01. REF B IS THE SECTION OF LAW AUTHORIZING FSSA.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN UPDATES REF A WHICH ANNOUNCED IMPLEMENTATION OF FAMILY SUBSISTENCE SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCE (FSSA) IAW REF B. FSSA IS A VOLUNTARY, NON-TAXABLE MONTHLY SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOWANCE DESIGNED TO BRING A MEMBER'S HOUSEHOLD INCOME TO 130 PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE, THEREBY ELIMINATING A MEMBER'S NEED FOR FOOD STAMPS. FSSA MAY NOT EXCEED $500 PER MONTH. ELIGIBILITY IS BASED ON A MEMBER'S MONTHLY HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND SIZE. ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE COMPONENT MEMBERS STATIONED IN CONUS AND OVERSEAS MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE FSSA PROGRAM. THE MEMBER DOES NOT HAVE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR FSSA. 2. THE USDA GROSS INCOME GUIDELINES ARE UPDATED EACH FISCAL YEAR. EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 01 THROUGH 30 SEP 02 THE FOLLOWING GROSS INCOME LIMITS APPLY WHEN CALCULATING A MEMBER'S ENTITLEMENT TO FSSA: HOUSEHOLD SIZE 48 CONTINENTAL ALASKA HAWAII STATES 1 $ 931.00 $1163.00 $1072.00 2 1258.00 1572.00 1448.00 3 1585.00 1982.00 1824.00 4 1913.00 2391.00 2200.00 5 2240.00 2801.00 2576.00 6 2567.00 3210.00 2951.00 7 2894.00 3620.00 3327.00 8 3221.00 4029.00 3703.00 EACH ADDITIONAL MBR 328.00 410.00 376.00 REFER TO REF B OR HTTP:/WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS33/WHATSNEW.HTML FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON CALCULATING FSSA ENTITLEMENT. THE STEP BY STEP GUIDE FOR CALCULATING FSSA HAS BEEN UPDATED ON THIS WEBSITE AS WELL. 3. THE FSSA COORDINATOR MUST VERIFY THE MEMBER'S GROSS INCOME CALCULATION AS WELL AS THE GROSS INCOME OF OTHERS IN THE MEMBER'S HOUSEHOLD. THE COORDINATOR MUST ALSO ENSURE THE MEMBER'S APPLICATION INCLUDES FULL NAME, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, EMPLOYER (IF APPLICABLE) AND INCOME OF ALL PERSONS IN THE HOUSEHOLD. THE MEMBER MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF HOUSEHOLD SIZE, SUCH AS MILITARY PAGE TWOS VERYING DEPENDENTS, DEERS ENROLLMENT, LEASE AGREEMENTS, ETC. 4. FSSA COORDINATOR AND CERTIFYING OFFICIAL POSITIONS MUST NOT BE HELD BY THE SAME PERSON IN THE COMMAND. CERTIFYING OFFICIAL MUST ALSO ENSURE QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE COUNSELED IN WRITING IAW REF A. 5. ANNUAL RECERTIFICATION WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL FSSA RECIPIENTS DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2002. FAILURE TO RECERTIFY WILL TERMINATE MEMBER'S ELIGIBILITY AND MAY CREATE AN OVERPAYMENT THE MEMBER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY. 6. POC IS LT STORMI LOONEY, N130C1, AT (703) 695-3005/DSN 225, EMAIL: N130C1@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL. 7. RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.// BT