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Title 7: SNAP Page 29 Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Employees’ Manual Chapter G: Case Maintenance Common Changes in Household Circumstances Revised September 27, 2024 An ABAWD Starts Meeting the Work Requirement An ABAWD Starts Meeting the Work Requirement Legal reference: 7 CFR 273.24 Policy: An ABAWD who is not meeting work requirements is not required to report a change in ABAWD status. This would be treated as a change that is held until recertification. Procedure: ABAWDs are informed of their three month limit at the time of application. The form 470-3967, ABAWD Letter tells them to contact HHS if they meet one of the requirements at any time. If you get one of these reports, don’t request verification. However, explain to the client that if they choose to voluntarily provide verification, you will take action. If the client requests an ESOE to verify the job, provide one. However, do not send an RFI with a due date.

1. Carl is approved for SNAP as an ABAWD not meeting work requirements. His three months of ABAWD eligibility are projected to be January, February and March, and you set a reminder to cancel effective April 1. On January 25, Carl reports that he started working 25 hours per week. Since he didn’t exceed the income limit, he was not required to report this change. Tell him that if he provides verification, you will reassess his ABAWD months. At his request, you provide him with a blank ESOE for verification. On February 4, Carl returns the ESOE which verifies he started a job on January 20 and is working 25 hours per week at $10 per hour. Since he didn’t work 80 hours in January, that still counts as an ABAWD month. Enter $1,000 ($250 per week x 4 weeks) as earned income effective with his March benefits. Even though it was too late to use the income for February, this is no longer an ABAWD month since he is working 80 hours in the month. Update the tracker to remove February and March as ABAWD months. Remind him of his requirement to report if his hours go below 80 per month. 2. Jeanie and Kyle are SNAP recipients, certified through August. Kyle is an ABAWD not meeting work requirements, and his final month of ABAWD eligibility will be June. In May, they call to report that Kyle started working 20-25 hours per week. This does not cause them to exceed the reporting threshold. You explain to them that if they choose to verify the job, you will use this information. It would be prudent to remind him that he will close at the end of June for not meeting ABAWD requirements if this is not provided. On June 15 you get a reminder to cancel Kyle. Since they did not voluntarily verify his new job, you remove him from benefits effective July 1. At the time of the next recertification, you will need to address this job. NOTE: Even if he is no longer working there, you may need to request verification to determine if he has additional months of ABAWD eligibility.