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Title 7: SNAP Page 60 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter I: Specific Households and Participants Migrants and Season Farm Workers Revised February 13, 2026 Emergency Services • When the income is normally received more frequently than monthly, “terminated” means the income will not be received again from the same source during the balance of the month of application nor during the following month. • When the income is normally received less frequently than monthly, “terminated” means the income will not be received in the month in which the next payment would normally be received.  A new source from which the household will not receive more than $25 by the tenth calendar day after the date of application. “New source” applies to income of: • $25 or more that is normally received on a monthly or more frequent basis when the household has not received any income from that source within 30 days before the date the application was filed. • $25 or more that is received less often than monthly if the income was not received within the last normal interval between payments.

A household applies in early January and will be paid quarterly starting late in January. The income from a new source is considered if the household has not received more than $25 from that source during October or since that time. Income Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.10(e)(2) and (3), 273.9(c)(1)(ii), and 273.9(c)(5)(ii) Do not count migrant and seasonal farm worker general assistance or public assistance vendor payments for housing and transportation while workers are in the job stream. EXCEPTION: Do not exclude these transportation payments when they are for gas or car repair to get the migrant back home or to another area of employment or for transportation to get the worker to the farm. Exclude reimbursements made to the migrant for travel expenses. Destitute Households Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.10(e)(2) and (3) Determine eligibility for destitute households (see Emergency Services for destitution criteria) by comparing either the household’s gross or net income to the corresponding monthly income eligibility standard, depending on the type of household members. See 7-C, Categorical Eligibility and 7-F, Gross Income Limit. Count only income between the first of the month and the date of application to determine the household’s gross and net monthly income for the month of application. Do not count any income received from a new source after the date of application.