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Subject: SNAP Destitute Households Migrant or Seasonal Farmworkers Policy 24.21 Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 07/01/2021 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 2 of 3 Determination of Eligibility for Destitute Households Destitute households shall 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 shall be disregarded. At recertification, income from a new source will be disregarded in the first month if no more than twenty-five dollars ($25) will be received by the tenth (10th) calendar day after the date of the household’s normal issuance date. A migrant or seasonal farmworker’s source of income is 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 moves from one grower to another is considered to have moved from a terminated to a new income source. Supporting Documents Income Source for Destitute Household SNAP Policy 24.10 Residency Requirements SNAP Policy 24.16 Voluntary Quit SNAP Policy 24.11 Work Requirements Definitions/Acronyms Term Definition Migrant A person who moves from place to place to get work, especially a farm laborer who harvests crops seasonally. Destitute Not having or lacking the basic needs of life, such as food, clothing and/or shelter. Expedited To make a process happen sooner and be accomplished more quickly. SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program TDHS Tennessee Department of Human Services Supersedes SNAP Policy Manual July 2017 Chapter 30 Authority 7 CFR §273.10(e)(3)