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5. The months to be included in the sanction 6. Any actions which the member may take to avoid the sanction; and 7. The right to a fair hearing 3440 Avoiding or Ending a Sanction SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 A disqualification due to failure to comply with a General Work Requirement may be avoided or ended if the individual becomes exempt from work registration. 3441 Ending a Sanction When Household Composition Changes SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 See SNAP 3410 for an explanation of the sanctions imposed for failure to comply with General Work Requirements. If a sanctioned member leaves a household, the member’s income and/or resources will be dropped from the original household’s SNAP budget. The member who refused or failed to comply continues to be sanctioned. If he or she joins another household, he or she will continue to be sanctioned for any months remaining in the original sanction period. See SNAP 1623.2 for instructions on handling the income and resources of ineligible household members. 3442 Reestablishing Eligibility SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 After the sanction has ended, eligibility for a one (1) person household may be re-established with a new application. By reporting a change with an open SNAP case, a sanctioned household member may be permitted to resume participation effective the month following the last month of the sanction if otherwise eligible. A sanctioned individual may be permitted to resume participation during the sanctioned period (if otherwise eligible) by becoming exempt from the General Work Requirements. 3500 The SNAP Requirement to Work (RTW)

SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 SNAP participants who do not meet an exemption to the General Work Requirements are considered to be subject to the SNAP Requirement to Work (RTW) and are referred to as Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs). ABAWDs must meet all the general SNAP work and eligibility requirements as well as additional requirements to continue receiving SNAP benefits beyond a three (3) month time limit. NOTE: The Requirement to Work is an additional work requirement that is separate from the General Work Requirements, which include the following: registering for work, participating in SNAP E&T to the extent assigned, accepting suitable offers of employment, and avoiding voluntarily quitting a job or reducing work hours below thirty (30) hours per week without good cause. See SNAP 3412 for applying sanctions if a SNAP participant fails to comply with these requirements.