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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 3000 3310.1 Work Registration at Initial and/or Recertification Applications
3300 Individuals to be Registered for Work 3310.1 Work Registration at Initial and/or Recertification Applications SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 Section deleted 07/01/2026
3310.2 General Work Registration at Reported Change SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 At the time of a reported change, General Work Registration must be completed for all nonexempt members who enter the household or for members who lose an exemption as a result of a reported change which is required to be reported per SNAP 11200. A Notification of SNAP Work Requirements (DCO-0260) must be sent when: 1. A nonexempt member enters the household; or 2. An eligible household member loses an exemption due to a reported change; or 3. A nonexempt member turned sixteen (16) years of age since the last case action. If the worker cannot determine based solely on information available on the change report or in the case record that the member must be work registered, the household will be contacted. If the needed information cannot be obtained by telephone, the household will be issued a Request for Contact (DCO-0191C), following Unclear Information policy SNAP 12400. 3310.3 Work Registration at Periodic Report and Annual Review SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 Section deleted 07/01/2026 3320 General Work Requirement Exemption Priority SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 General work registration exemptions will be assigned in the following order: 1. Age (NOTE: If an individual is below sixty (60) years of age but is considered disabled, this disability will be considered ahead of age.) 2. Physically or mentally unfit for employment 3. Care of a dependent child under six (6) years of age or an incapacitated person 4. Receiving or applied for unemployment compensation 5. Participating in a drug and alcohol treatment program 6. Employed or self-employed full-time (thirty (30) hours or more weekly, (one hundred twenty (120) hours monthly) or earning the federal minimum wage multiplied by thirty (30) hours per week 7. A student enrolled at least half-time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education. The applicant must meet the student definition per SNAP 3290