1105.025.00 Work Requirements – DSS Manuals

IM-71 August 31, 2023 ; IM-33 June 24, 2014 ; IM-103 October 4, 2004 ; IM-09 February 6, 2002

Federal regulations require SNAP applicants and participants over the age of 15 and under the age of 60 (ages 16-59) to comply with the following work requirements as a condition of eligibility:

Register for work at time of application and recertification Refer to section 1105.025.05.10 Work Registration

Not quit a job of 30 or more hours/week (or with earnings equivalent to 30 hours per week at federal minimum wage, currently $7.25/hour) without good cause 60 days prior to application or anytime thereafter Refer to sections 1105.025.05.25 Voluntary Job Quit and 1105.025.10.05 Determining Good Cause for Job Quit, Reduced Work Hours or Refusal of an Offer of Suitable Employment

Not reduce work hours under 30 hours per week (or with earnings equivalent to 30 hours per week at federal minimum wage, currently $7.25/hour) without good cause 30 days prior to application or anytime thereafter Refer to sections 1105.025.05.30 Work Effort Reduction and 1105.025.10.05 Determining Good Cause for Job Quit, Reduced Work Hours or Refusal of an Offer of Suitable Employment

Not refuse to accept a bona fide offer of suitable employment without good cause Refer to sections 1105.025.05.35 Refused an Offer of Suitable Employment and 1105.025.10.05 Determining Good Cause for Job Quit, Reduced Work Hours or Refusal of an Offer of Suitable Employment

Comply with Able-Bodied Adults without Dependent Children (ABAWD) requirement Refer to section 1105.035.00 Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Work Requirements