To qualify for expedited service, an applicant household need
only meet one of the following circumstances.
(A)
$150 Gross Income
Household. A $150 gross income household is a household whose
gross income for the month of application does not exceed $150 and whose liquid
assets, as described in
106 CMR
363.100:
Assets, do not exceed $100.
(B)
Destitute (Migrant)
Household. A destitute household is a migrant or seasonal
farmworker household whose liquid assets, as described in
106 CMR
363.100:
Assets, do not exceed $100 and who has little or no income in
the month of application because an income source has been terminated, is new,
or because one income source is new and one income source is terminated, as
defined in 106 CMR
365.810(B).
(1)
Terminated Source. If a household is to be eligible
for expedited issuance on the basis of a terminated source of income, the
household must reasonably expect to receive no income from that source during
the balance of the month of application and the next month if the household had
been receiving income from this source monthly or more frequently. A household
having received income less frequently than monthly, must reasonably expect to
receive no income from this source when the next payment would normally have
been received.
(2)
New
Source. If the household is to be eligible for expedited service
on the basis of a new source of income, the income received or reasonably
expected to be received during the periods of time described below must not
exceed $25:
(a) The ten days following the
date of application; and
(b) The 30
days before the date of application if income is normally received monthly or
more frequently than monthly, or during the last normal interval between
payments if income is normally received less frequently than monthly.
(3)
Terminated Source
and New Source. If the household is to be eligible for expedited
service during a month in which it has received income from both a terminated
source and a new source, no income from the terminated source must be
reasonably expected to be received during the balance of the month of
application and not more than $25 must be reasonably expected to be received
from the new source during the ten days following the date of application.
A household member who has changed jobs and continues to work
for the same employer shall be considered as still receiving income from the
same source.
A household member's source of income shall be considered to be
from the grower for whom the member is working and not from the crew chief. A
member who travels with the same crew chief but moves from one grower to
another shall be considered to have moved from a terminated income source to a
new source.
Travel advances received from a new employer by a household to
journey to the new employment shall be disregarded when determining whether a
household is eligible for expedited service but may be considered when
determining the household's eligibility and benefit level in accordance with
106
CMR 365.850.
(C)
Special Expedited Service
Households. A special expedited service household is a household
whose combined monthly gross income and liquid assets are less than their
combined monthly rent (or mortgage) and utilities. In determining the
household's utility expense, the Standard Utility Allowance must be utilized in
accordance with
106 CMR
364.400(F). The $100 liquid
asset limit does not apply to these households.
