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WORK REGISTRANT DATA The SNAP general work requirements are described at 7 CFR 273.7(a). Individuals who do not meet a federal exemption from the general work requirements, as listed in 7 CFR 273.7(b)(1), are subject to the general work requirement and must register for work. In accordance with 7 CFR 273.7(c)(10), the State agency must submit to FNS the number of work registrants in the State as of October 1st. This information is submitted on the first quarter E&T Program Activity Report (FNS-583). Describe the process the State agency uses to count all work registrants in the State as of the first day of the new fiscal year (October 1). 1. Work Registrants on October 1: Enter the number of all CalFresh work registrants in the county on October 1. A work registrant should be counted irrespective of whether they are an ABAWD. 2. ABAWDs on October 1 (Include in item 47): Enter the number of ABAWDs in the county on October 1. Item 48 is a subset of item 47. 3. CalFresh E&T Participants on October 1 (CalFresh E&T Counties Only): Enter the number of CalFresh E&T participants in the county on October 1. Counties validate their data before submission to the CDSS. Once CDSS receives the data from all 58 counties, it is aggregated into a workbook that contains validations to check for discrepancies by comparing the data to previous months, quarters, and years. If issues are found with the data during the validation process, the CDSS works with the county to ensure that the policy or the system methodology for counting and capturing Work Registrants has not changed. After the validation process is complete and meets CDSS standards, the data is transmitted to FNS. The CDSS also conducts routine Management Evaluations to validate the methodology used by counties to count work registrants. The process to capture all work registrants in the state on the first day of the new fiscal year (October 1) is through the use of the Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS). The date are collected through the eligibility system and pulled into the STAT 47 report. The STAT 47 is the California version of the FNS 583. Provide information about how work registrant data is pulled from the eligibility system, including the date the data is pulled. Counties in California will utilize the Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS) to generate the STAT 47 report for FFY 2026. The logic and methodology for the STAT 47 report are programmed in the county eligibility system, also known as automation. The date the data is pulled is on October 1st. How are work registrants identified in the eligibility system? In CalSAWS, individuals are captured as either a "Mandatory" work registrant or "Exempt." Describe measures taken to prevent duplicate counting of work registrants within the federal fiscal year. CDSS published guidance instructing counties on how to accurately capture the October 1 unduplicated count of work registrants through ACLs and ACINs. Guidance was developed in consultation with counties and the 1/28/26, 11:04 AM State Plan CA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-cafy26stateplan//index.html 63/286