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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). Work registrants are counted by calculating the number of unique individuals with a SNAP participation statue of “eligible”, without an open TANF assistance group who have not been identified as exempt. Provide information about how work registrant data is pulled from the eligibility system, including the date the data is pulled. Work registrants are counted by calculating the number of unique individuals with a SNAP participation statue of “eligible”, without an open TANF assistance group who have not been identified as exempt. The data warehouse runs a systematic query and provides this data to the state. How are work registrants identified in the eligibility system? The screening takes place during the eligibility interview. All the questions asked during the interview contribute to an overall screening. We are determining during the eligibility interview if an individual is subject to any of the SNAP work registration exemptions. During the interview we collected data that would allow for the determination of whether an individual is an ABAWD. We determine if an applicant is currently or recently employed, in school, etc. We would also determine if applicants were awaiting a determination for SS or SSI, etc. The eligibility system determines the work registration status of individual applicants and can be overridden by an eligibility staff person if necessary. Additional questions have been added to indicate what members of the AG are interested in participating in employment and training activities. Describe measures taken to prevent duplicate counting of work registrants within the federal fiscal year. Duplication is prevented by counting individuals identified as “unique” and not having been counted in the current fiscal year. The data warehouse runs a systematic query and provides this data to the state. 1/29/26, 8:20 AM State Plan IN FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-infy26stateplan//index.html 38/127