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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-1470-SNAP Time-Limited Benefits for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) Effective Date February 1, 2026

6 of 22 NOTE: For the purpose of the ABAWD work requirement, an average of at least 20 hours per week means a minimum of 80 hours per month.

Work registration of ‘ABAWD meeting SNAP Work Requirement’ in LITE must be used for any month that the ABAWD meets the ABAWD work requirement to ensure that the month will not count in the SNAP time limit.

An ABAWD subject to the SNAP time limit must report when the ABAWD is no longer working or participating in a training program for an average of less than 20 hours per week or 80 hours monthly. This change must be reported by the 10th of the month following the month in which the change occurred.

B-1472-1-1 SNAP - PO Unpaid Work (Volunteers)

Unpaid work must be at a recognized business or at a private, public, or non-profit organization in order for volunteer hours to count towards meeting the ABAWD work requirement.

The following are not allowable as unpaid work for volunteers:

• Volunteering in a private home, unless a bona fide business is operated from the home.

• Volunteering which would benefit a LDH employee or his immediate family.

• Volunteering which would result in an ABAWD receiving direct supervision from a relative.

The volunteer work must be verified with the business or organization prior to determining if the volunteer hours will count toward the ABAWD work requirement. The Verification of ABAWD Volunteer Hours (ABAWD 6) may be used to verify the number of volunteer hours expected to work and to verify past volunteer hours worked. Verification of volunteer hours is required at application, Simplified Report, redetermination, when a change is reported in volunteer work, and when questionable.

B-1472-1-2-SNAP - PO Good Cause

An ABAWD who has been meeting the ABAWD work requirement by participating an average of 20 hours per week (80 hours per month) may be granted good cause if the ABAWD is not meeting the ABAWD work requirement in certain instances. Good cause includes circumstances beyond the individual’s control, such as, but not limited to, illness, illness of another household member requiring the presence of the member, a household emergency, the unavailability of transportation, or natural disaster.

If an ABAWD, who was meeting the ABAWD work requirement would have participated an average of 20 hours per week (80 hours per month) but missed some of the activity because of good cause, the