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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 3000 3250 Receiving Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA)

3200 Individuals Exempt from General Work Requirements for the care of the child will be registered for work during the next scheduled renewal or case action unless the member qualifies for another exemption. 3250 Receiving Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 All able-bodied adults (eighteen (18) years of age or older) who receive TEA are required to work or participate in TEA Program work activities designed to lead to work. These individuals will be exempt from the General Work Requirements due to compliance with TEA work requirements. 3260 Receiving or Having Applied for Unemployment SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 Household members who are currently receiving unemployment insurance benefits are exempt from the General Work Requirements. A household member who has applied for, but not yet begun to receive, unemployment insurance benefits is also exempt if he or she was required to register for work with the state’s workforce agency, Arkansas Workforce Connections (AWC), as a part of the unemployment insurance application process. An applicant for unemployment would not be required by AWC to register for work when: • He or she is job attached and laid off for less than eight (8) weeks; or • He or she is a member of a trade union that assists members in finding employment.  NOTE: Verification of whether the individual was registered through AWC may be obtained from Arkansas Workforce Connections. The worker will not contact AWC to determine if a household member is registered for work through AWC. This determination will be based upon correspondence (letters, forms, system interfaces, etc.) from AWC that is provided to the household member, or any other information available. In situations where there is no available information, the registrant’s statement will be used. The case record will be documented accordingly. If an individual who is exempt from General Work Requirements solely due to receipt of unemployment benefits fails or refuses to comply with AWC work requirements, a sanction may be imposed (see SNAP 3414). 3270 Participating in a Drug and/or Alcohol Treatment Program SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 Household members who are currently participating in a drug and/or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation program on an in-patient or out-patient basis are exempt from the General Work Requirements. 3280 Employed Persons and Self-Employed Persons SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 Household members who are employed and either working a minimum of thirty (30) hours weekly (one