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Division/Section Family Support Chapter No./Name 4 – Economic Stability (ES) Part No./Name B – Eligibility Factors Section No./Name B-1400-FITAP-SNAP-STEP SNAP Work Requirements Document No./Name B-1430-SNAP Work Registration Procedures Effective Date January 1, 2024

1 of 7 I. STATEMENT OF POLICY

A * determination must be made if a household includes a Mandatory Work Registrant (MWR) at application and at redetermination. The household must be contacted to provide an oral explanation of the MWRs SNAP work registration requirements. A MWR is required to register for work before the SNAP case is certified at application and at redetermination.

Registering for work means the MWR must register for work with the Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) by having an active Helping Individuals Reach Employment (HiRE) account.

When a member of the household is a MWR, inform the head of household of the member's rights, responsibilities, and the consequences of failure to comply.

The following actions must be taken at every application and redetermination when the household contains a MWR:

 Advise the applicant/recipient during the interview of the SNAP work registration requirements and the consequences of a MWR failing to comply with the work registration requirements.

o The SNAP Interviewing Guide, SNAP 8, must be used to ensure all work registration requirements and consequences are explained to the household.

o Clicking on the ‘MWR Work Requirements’ link on the ‘Non-Financial – Questions’ screen navigates the worker to the DCFS intranet and the oral explanation that must be provided to the household regarding the SNAP work registration requirements. **

 Advise the applicant/recipient during the interview that registering for work with LWC must be completed to be eligible for SNAP. The work registration may be completed online at www.louisianaworks.net or at the local LWC Business and Career Solutions Center. Addresses can be found at www.laworks.net/ServiceLocator.asp. The LWC link is also available on the kiosk in each ES office. When registering for work with LWC, the MWR must click on the ‘Register for your HiRE account’ link and complete the registration process.

 Advise the applicant that if the household is eligible for expedited service and the applicant is a MWR, he must register for work with LWC by creating a HiRE account by 3:00 pm on the 7th day. Work registration for MWRs other than the applicant may be postponed. A household that is screened for expedited service and the applicant is a MWR who failed to register for work by 3:00 pm on the 7th day is not eligible for expedited service.

 Provide a Client Contact Letter (OFS 18C) and a Work Registration Requirement with Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) SNAP 4RW flyer to households, which contain a MWR who does not have an active HiRE account, including households that are eligible for expedited service,