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Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 07/01/2021 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 1 of 3 SNAP Destitute Households Migrant or Seasonal Farmworkers Policy 24.21 Effective: July 1, 2021 Introduction The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) shall determine eligibility for migrant or seasonal farmworker households that are classified as destitute differently for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) than other potentially eligible SNAP households. Scope This policy was developed to outline the requirements for households that are determined to be migrant or seasonal farmworker households that are classified as destitute. Policy Destitute Migrant or Seasonal Farmworker Households Migrant or seasonal farmworker households may be entitled to expedited service and special income calculation procedures due to little or no income and may need immediate food assistance. Households other than migrant or seasonal farmworker households shall not be classified as destitute. Migrant or seasonal farmworker households are considered destitute when their resources do not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) and: 1. their only income for the application month is received from a terminated source prior to the application date; 2. their only income for the application month is from a new source and not more than twenty- five dollars ($25) from the new income source will be received by the tenth (10th) calendar day after the application date; or 3. their only income for the application month is received both from a terminated and a new source as described above.