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184 anticipated to be received in April. Therefore, for households that normally receive income less often than monthly, the income will be considered as coming from a terminated source if it will not be received in the month in which the next payment would normally be received. Migrant or seasonal farmworker households whose only income for the month of application is from a new source will be considered destitute and will be provided expedited service if income of more than $25 from the new source will not be received by the 10th calendar day after the date of application. (A) Income which is normally received on a monthly or more frequent basis will be considered to be from a new source of income of more than $25 has not been received from that source within 30 days prior to the date the application was filed. (B) If income is normally received less often than monthly, it will be considered to be from a new source of income of more than $25 was not received within the last normal interval between payments. For example, if a household applies in early January and is expecting to be paid every three months, starting in late January, the income will be considered to be from a new source if no income of more than $25 was received from the source during October or since that time. Migrant or seasonal farmworker households may receive both income from a terminated source prior to the date of application, and income from a new source after the date of application, and still be considered destitute if they receive no other income in the month of application and income of more than $25 from the new source will not be received by the 10th day after the date of application. Destitute households will have their eligibility and level of benefits calculated for the month of application by considering only income which is received between the first of the month and the date of application. Any income from a new source that is anticipated after the day of application will be disregarded. Some employers provide travel advances to cover the travel costs of new employees who must journey to the location of their new employment. To the extent that these payments are excluded as reimbursements, receipt of travel advances will not affect the determination of when a household is destitute. However, if the travel advance is by written contract an advance of wages that will be subtracted from wages later earned by the employee, rather than a reimbursement, the wage advance will count as income. In addition, the receipt of a wage advance for travel costs of a new employee will not affect the determination of whether subsequent payments from the employer are from a new source of income, nor whether a household will be considered destitute. For example, if a household applies on May 10, has received a $50 advance for travel from its new employer on May 1 which by written contract is an advance on wages, but will not receive any other wages from the employer until May 30, the household will be considered destitute. The May 30 payment will be disregarded, but the wage advance received prior to the date of application will be counted as income.