Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.03.04 - IDAHO FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
Section 16.03.04.162 - EXPEDITED SERVICES FOR DESTITUTE HOUSEHOLDS
Current through August 31, 2023
Migrant or seasonal farmworker households meeting destitute conditions below can get expedited services. The rules for destitute households apply at initial application, the six-month or twelve-month contact, and recertification, but only for the first month of each contact or certification period. (3-17-22)
01. Terminated Source of Income. The household's only income for the application month was received before the application date and was from a terminated source. The household is considered destitute. Terminated income is income received monthly or more often, no longer received from the same source the rest of the application month or the next month or income received less often than monthly, not expected in the month the next regular payment is normally due. (3-17-22)
02. New Income in Application Month. When only new income is expected in the application month, the household is considered destitute. Only twenty-five dollars ($25), or less, of new income can be received in the ten (10) days after the application date. Income is new if twenty-five dollars ($25), or less, is received during the thirty (30) days before the application date. New income received less often than monthly was not received in the last normal payment interval or was twenty-five dollars ($25) or less. (3-17-22)
03. Terminated Income and New Income in Application Month. Destitute households can get terminated income before the application date and new income before and after the application date. New income must not be received for ten (10) days after application and must not exceed twenty-five dollars ($25). The household must get no other income in the application month. (3-17-22)
04. Application Month. For the application month, count only income received between the first day of the month and the application date. Do not count income from a new source expected after the application date. (3-17-22)
