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SNAP 105-2 APPLICATION PROCESSING Destitute Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker Supersedes: FMFS 105-2 (04/01/2019) Reference: 7 CFR 273.10; 7 CFR 273.11 and Public Law 104-193 section 827 Overview: Migrant or seasonal farm workers who meet the criteria of a destitute household are entitled to expedited services even though they may receive income at some other time in the month of application. NOTE: Not all migrant or seasonal farm workers will meet the destitute criteria and these households will be processed under normal procedures. The destitute criterion does not apply to households other than migrant or seasonal farm workers. DEFINITION OF DESTITUTE: A migrant or seasonal farm worker is destitute if: 1. The only income for the month of application was received prior to the date of application and was from a terminated source. This includes: a. Income normally received on a monthly or more frequent basis which will not be received again from the same source during the balance of the month of application or the following month. b. Income normally received less often than monthly if it will not be received in the month in which the next payment would normally be received. 2. The only income to be received in the month of application is from a new source and is: a. More than $25; and, b. The income will not be received by the 10th calendar day after the date of application. Income to be received from a new source would include: a. Income received on a monthly or more frequent basis if no more than $25 has been received from that source within 30 days prior to the date of application. NOTE: Travel advances are not to be considered when determining whether a household is destitute, or income is from a new source. b. Income received less often than monthly if not more than $25 was received in the last normal interval between payments. 3. The household may have received both income from a terminated source prior to the date of application and income from a new source after the date of application and be considered destitute if: a. They receive no other income in the month of application; and