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• Participating in a combination of work and an approved SNAP employment and training activity through the IMPACT program for a minimum of 20 hours per week • Participating in a Workfare (CWEP) activity for the required hours

The individual remains in compliance while meeting the above provisions or becomes exempt from work registration/ABAWD requirements.

An Individual may remain in compliance when participating in an approved activity or working less than the required hours due to illness or injury.

When an individual has received 3 months of benefits without complying, the individual will be determined ineligible for SNAP benefits. If the individual is the only member of the AG, benefits will be closed. The individual’s income, resources and expenses will continue to be included in the SNAP budget if others are in the AG.

NOTE: If an individual applies in Indiana and had received benefits in another State, verification should be obtained regarding the number of ABAWD months used in the other state and the time period. Those months will be used to determine eligibility in Indiana. If the ABAWD months from another State are within the 3-year eligibility period, the months will count in Indiana.

The eligibility system captures a status for each ABAWD during each month that the ABAWD is receiving benefits during the 36-month period. Manual overrides of the status are possible by authorized users (managers).

ABAWD countable month: An ABAWD countable month is a month in which the ABAWD is not meeting the work requirements, the month counts towards the 3 months of non-compliance allowed within a 36-month period before losing SNAP eligibility.

2438.17.10.05 SNAP Employment and Training Volunteer Participation (S)

SNAP employment and training services are available to all adult SNAP recipients. Recipients may volunteer to participate at the time of the SNAP interview, or at anytime

thereafter by calling the customer service number or visiting a DFR local office. When a SNAP recipient volunteers to participate in SNAP E & T, they will be scheduled for

an orientation appointment with IMPACT to initiate their participation.

Provider Determination:

If an E&T participant is assigned to a given activity, and the provider of that activity determines

that the individual is not suited to that activity (known as a provider determination), steps must

be taken to address the situation. • Any organization providing services to E&T participants is required to report no less than weekly on the progress/status of each participant. If the participant is determined unsuitable for a given program, immediate action will be taken to pursue appropriate services. • If the participant is an ABAWD and an alternate activity cannot be found, the month in which the client is notified of this determination will not be recorded as a countable month toward the ABAWD time limit. A manual override to the ABAWD status for that month may be required.