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Volume 2A -Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Work Requirements MS 2300 – R. 9/1/26 – OMTL – 707 Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Tracking

Questions relating to ABAWD policy must be answered accurately and entered timely to monitor work requirement compliance. Statistics are accumulated based on system entries.

A. [ABAWD Month Status is internally tracked for individuals aged 18-64 based on responses to the member's information questions. Compliant and non- compliant months are tracked based on the data entered for each member. ABAWD Month Status will not appear for ineligible members who are inactive because they do not meet ABAWD requirements.

B. ABAWD Month Status codes are system-applied. They are as follows:

1. “Bad” Month; 2. Bonus Month; 3. Dependent Child Exemption (Member under age 18 in Household); 4. Work Registration Exemption; 5. Verified Working 80 Hours or More per Month; 6. Pregnancy Exemption (Verified); 7. Prorated Month (Only Received Partial Month Benefits); 8. Adult/Basic Education; 9. Work Experience Program (WEP); 10. Living in a Waiver County; 11. Time Limited ABAWD; 12. Claim Month; 13. Vocational Education; 14. Workfare; 15. Employment Readiness Training; 16. Integrated Education Training; 17. Workforce Innovation Act (WIOA); 18. VA Disability; 19. Dependent Child Exemption (Member under age 14 in household); 20. Transitional SNAP; and 21. Not Applicable (NA). Worker Portal displays “Not Applicable” in the ABAWD Month Status column when the Integrated Eligibility and Enrollment System (IEES) does not evaluate the individual for an ABAWD status. IEES does not evaluate