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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 3000 3540.3 Qualifying Work Activity

3500 The SNAP Requirement to Work (RTW) The following chart provides an explanation of Bill’s RTW Status:

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2025 N N N N N N N N N P W W 2026 W W N N N N P M1 M2 M3 B B 2027 B I I I I I I I I I I I W = Working at least 20 hours; ET = Participating in qualifying work activity; B1, B2, B3 = Bonus months; M1, M2, M3 = Countable month; N = Not participating in SNAP; I = Ineligible for SNAP because ABAWD does not meet work requirements and has used countable months. P=Partial month of benefits. EX = Exemption; B=3 Consecutive Months Bonus 3540.3 Qualifying Work Activity SNAP Manual 07/01/2026 The household must notify DHS when a disqualified individual goes to work or otherwise meets RTW. The household is the primary source of information about any member meeting RTW. The worker must determine compliance within ten (10) days from the date of the reported change. If the individual has complied with the RTW or has met an exemption, then the individual will be eligible to participate. If during a thirty (30) day period, the individual has: • Worked at least eighty (80) hours per month • Participated in and complied with a Workforce Investment Opportunity Act (WIOA) Program eighty (80) hours per month • Participated in qualifying Employment and Training (E&T) Program components • Participated and complied with a program under section 236 of the Trade Adjustment Act of 1974 • Participated and complied with a program under section 236 of the Trade Adjustment Act of 1974 at least half-time (as defined by the program) in a recognized refugee training program approved, funded, or operated by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) EXAMPLE: Judy applied January 3, 2025, and received SNAP for January. She participated in a qualifying RTW activity for February, March and April and reported she went to work in May and worked through August 16. Judy’s case closed on September 1, 2025. She did not participate in SNAP from September through December 16. She reapplied on January 15, 2026, and received a partial month of benefits for January. January did not count as one (1) of her three (3) months. She received February, March and April which counted as her M1, M2 & M3. We verified that she had eighty (80) hours of work within thirty (30) days in May through August 2025, therefore she is