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185 A migrant or seasonal farmworker household member who changes jobs but continues to work for the same employer will be considered as still receiving income from the same source. A migrant farmworker's source of income will be considered to be the grower for whom the migrant is working at a particular point in time, and not the crew chief. A migrant who travels with the same crew chief but moves from one grower to another will be considered to have moved from a terminated income source to a new source. The above procedures in this section will apply at initial application and at recertification, but only for the first month of each certification period. At recertification, income from a new source will be disregarded in the first month of the new certification period if income of more than $25 will not be received from this new source by the 10th calendar day after the date of the household's normal issuance cycle.

1 3 . 8 C E R T I F I C A T I O N P E R I O D S The Agency must certify each eligible household for a definite period of time. The Agency must assign the longest certification period possible based on the predictability of the household's circumstances. The first month of the certification period will be the first month for which the household is eligible to participate. Upon the expiration of the certification period, further entitlement to SNAP benefits cannot be established without application by the household. (1) Certification period length Households should be assigned certification periods consistent with the following: (A) 6 months, unless the household's circumstances are unstable or the household contains an ABAWD. (B) Households with unstable circumstances, such as households with zero net income, and households with an ABAWD member should be assigned certification periods consistent with their circumstances, but generally no less than 3 months. (C) The Agency will certify for up to 24 months households in which all adult members are elderly or disabled with no earned income. The Agency must have at least one contact with each household every 12 months. (D) Households may be assigned 1- or 2-month certification periods when it appears likely that the household will become ineligible for SNAP in the near future. (2) Shortening certification periods

The Agency may not end a household's certification period earlier than its assigned termination date, unless the Agency receives information that the household has become ineligible, the household has not complied with requirements of Section 15.1 Household Responsibility to Report or the Agency must shorten the household's certification period to comply with the