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3100 General Work Requirements SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 SNAP applicants who do not meet an exemption from the General Work Requirements (listed below) will be registered for work at initial application and at each renewal when the SNAP application form is signed. Registration must also occur at the time of a reported change when a member of an active case loses an exemption OR when an eligible, nonexempt individual enters a household currently certified to participate in SNAP. Household members subject to the work registration requirement will be notified via a Notification of SNAP Work Requirements (DCO-0260). General Work Requirements Individuals sixteen (16) – fifty-nine (59) years of age and able to work will need to meet the General Work Requirement in order to receive SNAP benefits. The general requirements include the following: 1. Registering to work upon application and each renewal after initial registration (this occurs automatically when an individual signs the application for SNAP). 2. Participating in SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) to the extent required by the agency. 3. Accepting a bona fide offer of suitable employment at a wage not less than the higher of the applicable state or federal minimum wage. 4. Not voluntarily quitting a job or reducing work hours below thirty (30) hours per week or one hundred twenty (120) hours per month without good cause. 5. Responding to any request from an eligibility worker for information regarding employment status or availability for work. 3200 Individuals Exempt from General Work Requirements

SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 Eligible household members are exempt from General Work Requirements if the household member is: 1. Under sixteen (16) years of age or sixty (60) years of age or older (Individuals age sixty (60) to sixty-four (64) years of age must comply with Requirement to Work unless they meet an exemption other than age). 2. Sixteen (16) years of age or seventeen (17) years of age and living with a parent or attending a school or training program on at least a half-time basis. 3. Living with a disability. 4. Caring for a dependent child under six (6) years of age or an incapacitated person. 5. Receiving Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA). 6. Receiving or having applied for unemployment benefits. 7. Currently participating in a drug and/or alcohol treatment program.