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Volume IIA

OMTL-659 SNAP Work Requirements

R. 10/1/24

MS 2700 ABAWD NONCOMPLIANCE (1)

A. Non-compliant (BA) months accumulate when the member is NOT meeting ABAWD work requirements. Pro-rated months are not counted as a non- compliant month.

1. ABAWDs who accumulate 3 BA months within a 36-month period are ineligible for future benefits unless the member complies or becomes exempt from ABAWD requirements. BA months do not have to be consecutive.

2. The system tracks compliant and non-compliant months for all ABAWDs who are issued benefits. Manual tracking of these months is not required.

3. At each issuance the system determines the number of BA months an ABAWD has at that particular issuance. The system recalculates cases on the first workday of the issuance month. ABAWDS who are identified as having accumulated 3 BA months are generated a notice of ineligibility.

B. ABAWDs accumulating 3 BA months are:

1. Ineligible household members;

2. [Removed from the SNAP Eligibility Determination Group (EDG) effective the following month or discontinued if there are no remaining eligible household members;

3. Included in income and resource consideration of the remaining household member’s eligibility; income of ineligible ABAWDS is to be pro-rated; deductions are to be pro-rated IF the ineligible ABAWD is billed or responsible for paying the expense; and]

4. Mailed a notice of ineligibility.