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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). DCF’s process for tracking work registrant data includes creating a base table at the beginning of the federal fiscal year, then adding individuals to that base table every month and marking those individuals as “NEW” only if they are not already in the base table. Each month, “NEW” registrants are only counted if they were not identified in any previous month during the FFY. Based on work registrant data received from DCF’s FLORIDA system, FloridaCommerce also tracks and logs work registrants monthly from the beginning of the fiscal year. Provide information about how work registrant data is pulled from the eligibility system, including the date the data is pulled. Work registrants are defined as SNAP eligible participants receiving food assistance in the report month and identified with work registrant and deferred work registration codes in the FLORIDA eligibility system. Participants must be between the ages of 16 and 59, and not a current TCA recipient in the report month. At the beginning of each FFY (October 1st), DCF determines the number of work registrants receiving food assistance benefits as of September 30th. How are work registrants identified in the eligibility system? Work registrants are defined as SNAP eligible participants receiving food assistance in the report month and identified with work registrant and deferred work registration codes in the FLORIDA eligibility system. Describe measures taken to prevent duplicate counting of work registrants within the federal fiscal year. To prevent duplicate counting, each recipient is coded with a unique identifier and work registration code. Each FFY, DCF builds a table of all SNAP recipients with work registration codes. This table includes a unique identifier (the PIN), as well as the recipient’s work registration code. The PIN allows DCF to conduct a distinct count of recipients, thereby preventing duplication. 1/28/26, 11:18 AM State Plan FL FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-flfy26stateplan//index.html 52/99