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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2021

ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS

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MFIP, DWP, MSA, GA, GRH: No provisions.

SNAP: Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) are applicants/recipients meeting all of the following:

● Are age 18 - 49.

● Are not exempt from Work Registration. See 0028.06.12 (Who Is Exempt From SNAP Work Registration).

● Are subject to general work rules for SNAP. See 0028.07 (General Work Rules for SNAP).

TIME-LIMITED WORK RULES

ABAWDs must follow time-limited work rules to receive SNAP more than 3 months in any 36-month period. They also must meet general work rules. For more information, see 0028.07 (General Work Rules for SNAP). ABAWDs subject to time-limited rules must: ● Work at least 80 hours a month. Work can be for pay, for goods or services (for something other than money), unpaid, or as a volunteer.

● Participate in an approved work or training program at least 80 hours a month. Approved work and training programs are described later in this section.

● Participate in a combination of any of the above work, work activities, and work or training program hours for a total of at least 80 hours a month.

All of the work rules (general work rules and time-limited work rules) must be verbally explained to the SNAP unit at application, recertification, when a person moves into the unit and is subject to work rules, and when a recipient has a change to the work rules they must follow. You must also send Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Work Rules Notice (DHS-8159) (PDF) explaining the work rules ABAWDs must follow.

DETERMINING THE 3 COUNTED MONTHS

Any month an ABAWD is not meeting the time-limited work rules is counted as 1 of the 3 available months following these steps: 1. Review the case to see if the ABAWD is exempt from time-limited rules as described in 0028.06.12 (Who Is Exempt From SNAP Work Registration), 0028.07 (General Work Rules for SNAP). If exempt, this person is not an ABAWD and not subject to time-limited rules and months are not counted. The case must be updated and reapproved. If not exempt, move onto the next step.

2. Count the verified hours the ABAWD has spent in approved work activities for the entire month. If the work activities equal at least 80 hours, the month is not counted against the 3 available months. If the work activities are less than 80 hours, the month is counted against the 3 available.

NOTE: ● Counted months do not have to be consecutive.

● Months in which an ABAWD household receives prorated SNAP benefits do not count against the time limit.

● ABAWD counted months used in another state count towards the time limit in Minnesota. This needs to be verified by contacting the other state. To check if the other state was under a waiver from the lime-limits, see https://www.fns.usda.gov/snap/ABAWD/waivers.