9600Destitute Households

Destitute households are migrant or seasonal faruiworker households who have little or no income at the time of application.

A migrant is an individual who travels away from home on a regular basis with a cirou~ of laborers to seek employment in an agriculturally related activity. A seasonal farmworker is an individual who travels away from home on a regular basis to seek employment in an agriculturally related activity.

Even though these households may receive income at some other time during the month of application, they may be in immediate need of food assistance. There are three income-related criteria under which migrant or seasonal farmworker households may be considered destitute.

1.The household's onlv income for the month of application is from a new source and no more than $25 from the new source will be received within 10 calendar davs of the date of application.

Income normally received on a monthly or more frequent basis is considered to be from a new source if less than $25 has been received from that source in the 30 days prior to the date of application.

Example -A migrant farmworker applies for food stamps on July 15th. He reports that he last worked (picking tomatoes) on June 16th and received $15.00 in wages for that day's work. He expects to go back to work for the same grower picking okra on July 25th. This income Is considered to be from a new source.

Income normally received less often than monthly Is considered to be from a new source if less than $25.00 was received at the last normal pay interval.

2.The household's onlv income for the month of application was received prior to the date of a~ollcation from a terminated source.

Income received on a monthly or more frequent basis is considered to be from a terminated source when no more income will be received from that source during the month of application ~ the following month.

3.The household received income from a terminated source Drior to the date of application and exoects income of less than $25 from a new source within 10 calendar davs of the date of apDlication.

Apply this criterium only if the household is to receive no other income in the month of application.