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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 3000 3500 The SNAP Requirement to Work (RTW) 3501 Waivers

• Work in exchange for goods or services • Unpaid work or • Any combination of the above. An individual who receives in-kind benefits for work is considered to be compensated. EXAMPLE: An individual works twenty (20) hours each week in a coin laundry. In return, the individual is allowed to live in an apartment above the laundry free of charge. This person meets RTW. Anyone who is currently employed by a company or an individual and who works at least eighty (80) hours per month has complied with RTW. For individuals subject to the time limit who are fulfilling the work requirement by working, by combining work and participation in a work program, or by participating in a work program that is not operated or supervised by the State, the individual’s work hours must be verified. The eligibility worker must also verify the number of countable months that were used in another state if there is evidence that the individual participated in SNAP in the other state. The State Agency may use information received from the other state as verified information. 3501 Waivers SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 The State of Arkansas is currently not under a waiver and RTW applies as of January 1, 2016. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, may grant permission for states to waive the SNAP (RTW) in certain areas where the current unemployment rate is higher than ten percent (10%). 3502 RTW Exemptions SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 The following individuals are exempt from the RTW: 1. Anyone seventeen (17) years of age or younger 2. Anyone sixty-five (65) years of age or older 3. Anyone Medically certified as physically or mentally incapacitated for employment. This includes any individual who: • Provides a statement from a physician, licensed psychologist or other licensed healthcare provider indicating the cause of the disability and anticipated duration of the disability. A statement that does not provide the anticipated duration of disability may be accepted but will be valid for no longer than six (6) months. • The incapacitation may be obvious and would not require verification or certification. • Is a veteran rated disabled at less than 100%. 4. An individual has responsibility for dependent child under fourteen (14) years of age who resides in the SNAP household. The able-bodied adult must be responsible for or have parental control of this dependent child to receive this exception.