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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 9000 9600 Destitute Households 9620 Determining Income for Destitute Households
3. The household received income from a terminated source prior to the date of application and expects income of twenty-five dollars ($25) or less from a new source within ten (10) calendar days of the date of application. Apply this criterion only if the household is to receive no other income in the month of application.
9610 Sources of Income for Destitute Households SNAP Manual 04/01/2022 The “grower,” for whom the migrant or seasonal farmworker is working at a particular time, is considered to be the farmworker’s source of income. A farmworker who travels with the same crew chief but moves to a different grower is considered to have both terminated and new income sources. A farmworker who changes jobs but continues to work for the same grower is considered to have income from the same source. A self-employed household member who secures contracts or other work from different customers is considered to be receiving income from the same source as long as he is self- employed. For example, a “crew chief” may contract with a grower to pick a crop for a set amount. The farmworkers are paid from this amount. The crew chief is self-employed. Moving from one grower to another will not result in terminated income for the crew chief.
9620 Determining Income for Destitute Households SNAP Manual 10/01/97 Destitute households are entitled to special income calculation procedures. 1. Include the income from the terminated source if received between the first of the month and the date of application. 2. Disregard income from a new source anticipated to be received after the date of application. 3. Exclude a travel advance received by a migrant or seasonal farmworker as a reimbursement unless paid under written contract as an advance on wages to be subtracted from earnings. In that case, count the advance as income. The receipt of a wage advance for travel costs does not affect the determination of whether subsequent payments from the employer are a new source of income. Neither will these advances affect whether a household is considered destitute.