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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). The Department uses a standardized query process to count all SNAP work registrants as of October 1, the first day of the federal fiscal year. This count is pulled from the Idaho Benefit Eligibility System (IBES) and stored in a static file to preserve the integrity of the data. Provide information about how work registrant data is pulled from the eligibility system, including the date the data is pulled. Work registrant data is extracted from IBES through system-generated queries specifically designed for this purpose. These queries are executed on October 1 each year to capture an unduplicated point-in-time count of work registrants. How are work registrants identified in the eligibility system? IBES automatically flags individuals as work registrants during the SNAP eligibility determination process. This identification is based on established criteria and occurs in real time as part of the eligibility workflow. Describe measures taken to prevent duplicate counting of work registrants within the federal fiscal year. To ensure accuracy and prevent duplication, the query used to extract work registrant data is written with logic that excludes duplicate records. In addition, the extracted data is manually validated using Tableau reports, which are reviewed to identify and remove any instances of duplicated client identification numbers. 1/28/26, 11:54 AM State Plan ID FY26 - Amendment 1 https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-idfy26stateplan//index.html 56/100