810 Expedited Service Households

To qualify for expedited service, an applicant household need only meet one of the following circumstances. (A) $150 Gross Income Household. A $150 gross income household is a household whose gross income for the month of application does not exceed $150 and whose liquid assets, as described in 106 CMR 363.100: Assets, do not exceed $100. (B) Destitute (Migrant) Household. A destitute household is a migrant or seasonal farmworker household whose liquid assets, as described in 106 CMR 363.100: Assets, do not exceed $100 and who has little or no income in the month of application because an income source has been terminated, is new, or because one income source is new and one income source is terminated, as defined in 106 CMR 365.810(B). (1) Terminated Source. If a household is to be eligible for expedited issuance on the basis of a terminated source of income, the household must reasonably expect to receive no income from that source during the balance of the month of application and the next month if the household had been receiving income from this source monthly or more frequently. A household having received income less frequently than monthly, must reasonably expect to receive no income from this source when the next payment would normally have been received. (2) New Source. If the household is to be eligible for expedited service on the basis of a new source of income, the income received or reasonably expected to be received during the periods of time described below must not exceed $25: (a) The ten days following the date of application; and (b) The 30 days before the date of application if income is normally received monthly or more frequently than monthly, or during the last normal interval between payments if income is normally received less frequently than monthly. (3) Terminated Source and New Source. If the household is to be eligible for expedited service during a month in which it has received income from both a terminated source and a new source, no income from the terminated source must be reasonably expected to be received during the balance of the month of application and not more than $25 must be reasonably expected to be received from the new source during the ten days following the date of application. A household member who has changed jobs and continues to work for the same employer shall be considered as still receiving income from the same source. A household member's source of income shall be considered to be from the grower for whom the member is working and not from the crew chief. A member who travels with the same crew chief but moves from one grower to another shall be considered to have moved from a terminated income source to a new source. Travel advances received from a new employer by a household to journey to the new employment shall be disregarded when determining whether a household is eligible for expedited service but may be considered when determining the household's eligibility and benefit level in accordance with 106 CMR 365.850. (C) Special Expedited Service Households. A special expedited service household is a household whose combined monthly gross income and liquid assets are less than their combined monthly rent (or mortgage) and utilities. In determining the household's utility expense, the Standard Utility Allowance must be utilized in accordance with 106 CMR 364.400(F). The $100 liquid asset limit does not apply to these households.