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Title 7: SNAP Page 31 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter C: Nonfinancial Eligibility Work Registration Revised June 20, 2025 Work Requirements for MWRs If a work requirement violation happens while the person is coded as an MWR, be sure to give the person another opportunity to verify the claimed exemption, if necessary to avoid disqualification. Work Requirements for MWRs Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.7(a), 441 IAC 65.28(6), 65.27(234) Policy: Unless they have good cause to not do so, to be eligible for SNAP benefits MWRs must:  Not voluntarily quit a job that provides at least 30 hours of work weekly.  Work at least 30 hours a week if their employer offers at least 30 hours a week. Procedure: See Voluntary Quit to determine if a job loss is a voluntary quit. See Reduction in Work Effort to determine if a reduction in work effort has happened. Verifying a Claim of Good Cause for Not Complying Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.7(i)(3) and 273.7(i)(4), 441 IAC 65.28(17), 65.28(12), and 65.27(234) Policy: Do not disqualify an MWR for committing a work requirement violation when the person has good cause for not complying. A person has good cause for not complying when:  There were circumstances beyond the person’s control. Examples include the person’s illness, illness of another household member requiring the person’s presence, a household emergency, the lack of transportation, or the lack of adequate child care for children ages 6 through 11. The household determines if adequate child care or transportation is available.  The job was unsuitable. See Determining if Employment Is Suitable for reasons that make a job unsuitable.  The employment became unsuitable after the person accepted the job. See Determining if Employment Is Suitable to determine if the job was unsuitable.  There was discrimination by an employer based on age, race, sex, color, handicap, religious beliefs, national origin, or political beliefs.  The work demands or conditions make it unreasonable to continue employment, such as working without being paid on schedule.  A person leaves employment to accept another job or enroll at least half time in a recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education.  A person leaves employment because another household member accepted a job or enrolled at least half time in a recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education in another county or state, causing the household to move.