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DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FAMILY INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) MANUAL WORK REGISTRATION Section 130 Page 4

130.5 Exemptions from Work Registration (continued) (excluding summer school) the LDSS must register the customer for work.

130.6 Individual Exemptions

A. Individuals that are required to register for work because they do not meet any of the statutory exemptions in section 130.6 above may still be individually exempted from work registration. B. The fact that the customer meets a condition that could be considered an individual exemption does not automatically grant the individual exemption. a. The situation must exist and the case manager must decide that the circumstance makes participation in work program activities impractical. C. Determine individual exemptions on a case-by-case basis and review the exemption again at recertification.

D. Allowable individual exemptions from Work Registration include: a. Older individual – Aged 55 or older with no formal skill training who has not been employed within the last 10 years and has less than a 10th grade education. b. Multiple barriers – There are multiple barriers to employment, including but not limited to, alcohol or drug abuse, or lack of a driver’s license (making transportation to the work program site difficult). c. Child care difficulties – Caretaker relatives of a child aged 12 years or under and cannot arrange adequate childcare. d. Family problems – Experiencing domestic abuse and must attend counseling sessions that conflict with employment and training participation. e. Homelessness – Lacking adequate shelter or a permanent home and has one or more other limitations such as, but not limited to,

______________________________________________________________________ REVISED SEPTEMBER 2025