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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). Iowa’s MWR system is a subsystem of Iowa’s IABC system. The MWR subsystem compiles a count of all active SNAP recipients who are coded as MWRs on IABC. Provide information about how work registrant data is pulled from the eligibility system, including the date the data is pulled. A count is taken on September 30th of each year. A count of new MWRs is also compiled each month. How are work registrants identified in the eligibility system? MWR, ABAWD status and exemptions are all recorded in the IABC eligibility system . State eligibility worker enters the work registration status of each household member on the ABC system each time it is determined. The following codes are used to work registration status: • 3 Mandatory work registrants, not an able-bodied adult without dependents (ABAWD) • 4 FIP recipient • 9 Exempt from work registration and ABAWD work requirements • F Central Office use only • E Potential ABAWD – would be an ABAWD if not exempt for earnings • L Mandatory work registrant and ABAWD who is not meeting the work requirement • V Mandatory work registrant and ABAWD who meets the work requirement Describe measures taken to prevent duplicate counting of work registrants within the federal fiscal year. Individuals registered more than once in a fiscal year are only reported as a work registrant once during that fiscal year, regardless of if they entered the program as an applicant or recipient. 1/28/26, 11:53 AM State Plan IA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-iafy26stateplan//index.html 44/105