Migrant or seasonal farm laborer households qualify for expedited service if their liquid resources do not exceed $100 at the time of interview, and their gross monthly income is less than $150 or they are destitute.

• (1) Definition of destitute migrant or seasonal farm laborers.  This definition may only be applied to migrant or seasonal farm laborer households:
  • (A) Destitute household means the:
    • (i) household's only income for the month of application was received prior to application date and was from a terminated source.
      • (I) Income received on a monthly or more frequent basis is considered as coming from a terminated source if it will not be received again from the same source during the balance of the month of application or the following month.
      • (II) Income received less often than monthly is considered as coming from a terminated source if it will not be received in the month the next payment would normally be received; or
    • (ii) household's only income for the month of application is from a new source and income of more than $25 from the new source will not be received by the 10th calendar day and after the date of application.
      • (I) Income normally received on a monthly or more frequent basis is considered to be from a new source if income of more than $25 has not been received from the source within 30 days prior to the date of application.
      • (II) Income normally received less often than monthly is considered to be from a new source if income of more than $25 was not received within the last normal interval between payments.
  • (B) Households may receive both income from a terminated source and income from a new source and still be considered destitute if they received no other income in the month of application.
  • (C) Households whose income must be averaged on an annual basis or averaged over the period income is intended to cover must have the income averaged and assigned to the appropriate months of the certification period before determining whether a household is destitute.  If the averaged income does not come from a new or terminated source and is assigned to the month of application, the household is not considered destitute.
• (2) Calculating income from destitute migrant or seasonal farm laborers.  Destitute households must have their eligibility and level of benefits calculated for the month of application by considering only income received between the first of the month and the date of application.  Any income from a new source that is anticipated after the date of application is disregarded.
• (3) Proration of benefits.  Migrant and seasonal farm workers will be issued a full allotment for the month of application when the household has participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) within 30 days prior to the date of application.  If the household has not participated within the prior 30 calendar days, the allotment is prorated as any other household.
• (4) Procedures for expedited service for migrant or seasonal farm laborers.  Procedures for expediting services in OAC 340:50-11-5 are used.  The exception is that a migrant farm laborer household applying after the 15th of the month who has verifications postponed must have the second month's issuance authorized when verification is received from all in-state sources.  Before the household can be certified for a third month, verification for both in-state and out-of-state sources must be provided.  These households are entitled to postpone out-of-state verification only once each season.