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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-1460-SNAP Work Registration Penalties Effective Date February 1, 2021

5 of 8 B-1462-2-SNAP * - PR On Closed cases ** ***

For * cases closed due to procedural reasons and good cause does not exist, apply the disqualification by entering the appropriate disqualification using the steps below:

 Navigate to the ‘Additional Processes’ Module using the top navigation bar.

 Select ‘Person Search- Non-Compliance’.

 Enter the “SSN” of the member who failed to register for work and click the SEARCH button. The member should display in the ‘Person Results” table.

 Click the ADD NON-COMPLIANCE button. One the ‘Non-Compliance Details’ screen, the member’s information is pre-populated in the ‘Person Information’

 Select the ‘Non-Compliance Violation Type’ - SNAP E&T’ and ‘Non-Compliance Reason - Failed to Register for Work – HiRE’, and Enter the ‘Decision Date’ for the sanction. Since the Violation Type is ‘SNAP E&T’, the ‘Good Cause Information’ section of the screen must be completed.

 Enter the ‘Good Cause Status/Reason’ as ‘No Good Cause’ and click the ADD NON- COMPLAINCE button to receive a ‘Submit Successful’ message.

NOTE: The sanction will display in the ‘Non-Compliance Summary’ section of the Non- Compliance/Sanction-Summary screen when the member is either included on a New SNAP Application or added as a new household member in a SNAP Change Report. The sanction will not become effective until Eligibility Determination is completed on the case action. LITE will automatically populate the Occurrence, Sanction Begin Date, and Program fields on the Non- Compliance/Sanction-Summary screen.

LITE will automatically send a Notice of Decision to impose the sanction.

Document all actions in LITE. **

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B-1463-SNAP - PR ENDING DISQUALIFICATION

If the MWR complies with the work registration requirements that caused the proposed sanction by the Notice Expiration Date on the * Notice of Decision , the sanction must be removed and eligibility run on the ** case ***. If the compliance was not reported or discovered prior to the sanction becoming effective, the sanction must be removed and the case reopened, if the case was closed. The original certification period must be reinstated. Ensure benefits are issued for any time that the case has been closed.