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COMBINED MANUAL

ISSUE DATE 12/2014

COUNTY AGENCY SNAP E&T RESPONSIBILITIES

0028.03.01

County agencies and SNAP E&T providers each have certain responsibilities. For county agency responsibilities, follow the provisions of this section. For provider responsibilities, follow the provisions of 0028.03.02 (ES Provider Responsibilities - SNAP E&T).

Each county agency must provide SNAP E&T services or contract for SNAP E&T services with outside providers. County agency administrators must ensure that SNAP E&T services providers follow SNAP E&T services requirements. The county agency is ultimately responsible for the operation of SNAP E&T and clients' participation in the program.

County agency procedures and interactions with SNAP E&T providers may vary depending on how the county sets up its SNAP E&T services. Follow your county agency's procedures.

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

SNAP: SNAP participants receive employment services through the county’s SNAP E&T program. SNAP E&T provides services to mandatory non-PA SNAP participants (able-bodied adults without dependents).

County agency functions include:

ADMINISTER SNAP PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY AND WORK REQUIREMENTS

● Determine SNAP eligibility.

● Determine which SNAP participants must be registered for work and which are exempt from work registration.

● Determine which SNAP participants are required to participate in SNAP E&T and which are exempt or deferred from mandatory participation. You must record this information in MAXIS.

● Upon notification from the ESP that a participant failed to comply with SNAP E&T, determine if the participant had good cause.

● Implement SNAP sanctions for participants who failed without good cause to cooperate with or participate in SNAP E&T.

CLIENT NOTIFICATION

● Inform SNAP able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) that they are only eligible for 3 months of SNAP benefits in a 36-month period, but that they can “earn” additional months of benefits by working or participating in work program activities.

● Tell SNAP participants about the SNAP E&T program.

● Inform ABAWDs of the requirement to participate and the consequences of failing to comply.

REFERRAL/COMMUNICATION WITH ESP

● Refer mandatory participants to the ESP as soon as SNAP eligibility is approved. A referral to the ESP is done through the Workforce One (WF1) System automatically when SNAP benefits are approved in the MAXIS system.

● Notifying the ESP when referring an ABAWD so the provider is aware of the participant’s time-limited SNAP eligibility and can quickly develop potential work or work program activities that will help the participant “earn” additional months of benefits.

● Notify the ESP of any changes in the areas below. Use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) Status Update Form (DHS-3165A) (PDF) to report the changes.