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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 3000 3530 Disqualifying Individuals Who Fail to Comply

3500 The SNAP Requirement to Work (RTW) the work requirement if the absence from work is temporary and they intend to return to work. Good cause includes circumstances beyond the household member’s control, such as, but not limited to illness, household member illness requiring the presence of the member, household emergency, or the unavailability of transportation. • The individual is considered to have met the work requirement if the circumstance is temporary and they intend to return to work, including lack of transportation. Good cause will be determined on a case-by-case basis. 3530 Disqualifying Individuals Who Fail to Comply SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 At application, renewal, or reported change, the eligibility worker must evaluate the Requirement to Work (RTW) status of all nonexempt household members. See SNAP 3502 for an explanation of RTW exemptions. Any nonexempt member who has participated in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for three (3) months, consecutive or not, since the beginning of three (3)-year RTW compliance period without meeting the RTW will be ineligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. If the individual who is disqualified due to failure to comply with the Requirement to Work (RTW) is the only household member, the SNAP case will be closed. If other household members remain eligible, the instructions in SNAP 1623.2, will be used to determine the household’s monthly SNAP benefit amount. The disqualification will continue until the end of the designated three (3)-year period or until the member regains eligibility (see SNAP 3520-3530). 3531 Evaluating RTW Status SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 The following checklist may be used to evaluate exemption from or complying with the Requirement to Work (RTW). Step 1: Identify RTW/Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) Individuals: Use the checklist below to help determine RTW/ABAWD status for each household member between and including the ages of eighteen (18) and sixty-four (64.). Members seventeen (17) years of age or younger or sixty-five (65) years of age or older are not subject to RTW or the time limit or any penalty. If a “YES” is answered to any of the questions below, that individual is exempt from the RTW.  Is this individual exempt from General Work Requirements and not between sixty (60) to sixty-four (64) years of age? (See SNAP 3200)  Is the able-bodied adult responsible for a dependent child under fourteen (14) years of age who resides in the SNAP household?  Is this individual mentally or physically unable to work? (If so, request a statement from a healthcare provider. This should only be requested if it is not obvious.)  Is this individual pregnant? (self-attestation acceptable)