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SNAP CERTIFICATION MANUAL – SECTION 1000

1700 The Effect of Striking Members on Households

SNAP Manual 04/01/92 A strike is a concerted stoppage of work by employees. This includes stoppages caused by the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement. Strikes also include concerted slowdowns and the interruption of operations by employees. Households with striking members are not sanctioned. Nor are the striking members disqualified. However, there are special provisions that apply to these households. These provisions are listed below: 1. Households with striking members are not eligible for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits unless they were eligible based upon the household’s income as of the day before the strike began or they were participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program the day before the strike began. 2. Households with striking members who are currently participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will not receive an increase in SNAP benefits as a result of the decrease in the income of striking members. 3. Strikers in eligible households who were exempt from work registration requirements the day prior to the strike solely due to employment must comply fully with all work registration requirements (including the E&T Program and Workfare) while on strike.

1710 Striker Status SNAP Manual 04/01/92 Certain individuals are not considered strikers even though the plant or company where they are employed is the subject of a strike or walkout. These individuals are: 1. Employees whose workplace is closed by an employer in order to resist demands of the employees (e.g. - a lockout); 2. Employees who are unable to work as a result of striking employees - e.g. striking newspaper printers prevent the printing of the newspaper and consequently truck drivers cannot work because there are no newspapers to deliver; 3. Employees who are not part of the bargaining unit (union) but who do not want to cross the picket line because of fear of personal injury or death; and 4. Employees who were exempt from the work registration requirements the day prior to the strike for any reason other than employment.

1730 Determining Eligibility Based Upon Income SNAP Manual 02/01/20 When a household with a striking member applies for SNAP benefits, the household’s pre-strike income eligibility will be determined first. If the household’s income was within the applicable