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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 3000 3430 Notices for General Work Requirement Non-Compliance

3400 Mandatory Employment & Training (E&T) been approved, the sanction will be imposed beginning the first month of the certification period. This is true even when the household has not submitted an application for renewal. EXAMPLE: A household is certified for July and August. On August 28th, the worker becomes aware of a voluntary quit. On August 31st, the worker approves the household’s application for renewal but disqualifies the noncompliant member for the months of September, October and November. A Notice of Action (DCO-0001) is used so the household may be advised of the disqualification. A Notice of Action (DCO-0001) must be sent when the agency becomes aware of the noncompliance with SNAP work requirements, even if the disqualification begins after the certification period has ended and the household has not renewed their benefits. 3430 Notices for General Work Requirement Non-Compliance SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 A notice must be issued to the household within ten (10) days of establishing that any participating household member failed or refused to comply with a General Work Requirement without good cause. The notice must be sent at least ten (10) days before the effective date of the imposition of the sanction unless the household is in the last month of certification. If the household is in the last month of certification, the timing of the notice will depend on the case’s status. If the household has submitted an application for renewal that has already been approved, a Notice of Action (DCO-0001) must be issued to the household at least ten (10) days prior to the imposition of a sanction, giving the household adequate notice of an adverse action. If the household has submitted an application for renewal that has not yet been approved, the sanction will be imposed before action is taken on the renewal and a Notice of Action (DCO-0001) will be issued to explain the effects of the sanction. Even if no renewal has been submitted, a Notice of Action (DCO-0001) must be issued to the household to explain the sanction period and the effects of the sanction. If the household is composed entirely of noncompliant members, the notice will specify: 1. That the entire household is being sanctioned and the household’s case is being closed 2. Why the household is being sanctioned 3. When the sanction will be imposed 4. The months to be included in the sanction 5. Any action which the household may take to avoid the sanction (See SNAP 3411); and 6. The right to a fair hearing If only the individual who failed to comply is to be sanctioned, the notice will specify: 1. That only one member is being sanctioned 2. Why this member is being sanctioned 3. How this sanction will affect the household’s SNAP benefit amount (See SNAP 1623.2) 4. When the sanction will be imposed