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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 04/2020

ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS

0011.24

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 not exempt from SNAP E&T. See 0028.06.10 (Who Is Exempt from SNAP E&T).

ABAWDs are eligible for 3 months in any 36-month period and may be time-limited. The 3 months are subject to the following provisions:

● The 3-month limit applies only to ABAWDs receiving SNAP.

● The 3 months do not have to be consecutive.

● Pro-rated months do not count against this 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.

ABAWDs are exempt from the 3-month time limit if they are medically certified as pregnant. See 0010.18.02 (Mandatory Verifications – SNAP) for more information about the verification requirements for this exemption.

In addition, ABAWDs are not subject to the work and time limits if they live in a county or on an Indian reservation where all participants are waived from ABAWD provisions. See TEMP Manual TE02.05.68 (ABAWD SNAP E&T Waived Reservations), TE02.05.69 (ABAWD SNAP E&T Waived Counties).

If a client meets a Work Registration exemption, SNAP E&T exemption or any of the ways to not have months count towards the time limit for part of the month, the entire month does not count against the 3-month limit.

Minnesota uses a rolling clock to measure the 36-month period. The 36-month rolling clock begins with the month benefits are being determined for and looks back an additional 35 months. The 36-month look back period continues to roll each month thereafter, even during times the person does not receive SNAP or is exempt from the time limit. You must explain these provisions to ABAWDs during the intake and eligibility determination process.

Do not count a month against the time limit if the ABAWD participates in work or work related activities 20 hours per week, averaged 80 hours per month. Countable work or work program activities are:

● Working, including paid employment, self-employment, in-kind, and unpaid work. This includes use of accrued sick or vacation time, if available.

● Participating in Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) services equal to or more than the ABAWD work requirement of 20 hours/week, averaged 80 hours/month.

● Participating in Trade Adjustment Act (TAA) services equal to or more than the ABAWD work requirement of 20 hours/week, averaged 80 hours/month.

● Participating in SNAP E&T activities. NOTE: For an ABAWD, participation in Job Search is not a countable activity unless it makes up less than 50% of the required 80 hours per month, or the ABAWD is co-enrolled in the Workforce Innovation and