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SCREENING FOR WORK REGISTRATION State agency eligibility staff must screen for federal exemptions from work registration, per 7 CFR 273.7(a). Describe how the State agency screens applicants to determine if they are work registrants. At the point of initial application and recertification for SNAP benefits, a SNAP applicant meets with a DHS ESA DPO District eligibility worker (also known by the title “Social Services Representative” or SSR) – the DHS state merit staff eligibility worker – to determine the customer’s work registration status. If an individual qualifies for SNAP benefits but does not qualify for a work exemption, the individual is considered a work registrant, meaning that the customer must register for work. However, if the customer qualifies for an exemption, the customer is not required to register for work. Since the District’s SNAP E&T program is voluntary and a District-wide ABAWD waiver is currently in place, an individual’s SNAP E&T participation status has no bearing on their receipt of SNAP benefits. How does the State agency work register non-exempt individuals? At the point of initial application and recertification for SNAP benefits, a SNAP applicant meets with a DHS ESA DPO District eligibility worker (also known by the title “Social Services Representative” or SSR) – the DHS state merit staff eligibility worker – to determine the customer’s work registration status. If an individual qualifies for SNAP benefits but does not qualify for a work exemption, the individual is considered a work registrant, meaning that the customer must register for work. To record an individual’s status, DPO eligibility staff can check a box in the DCAS system that denotes that an individual is a work registrant. At what point in the certification process does the State agency provide the written explanation of the applicable work requirements? Select all that apply. Point of Intake Point of Certification Reported change in the work registrant status of household members Point of Recertification State does not provide written explanation 1/28/26, 11:03 AM State Plan DC FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-dcfy26stateplan//index.html 20/179