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1(b) Reduces his/her work hours and after the reduction is working less than 30 hours per week and weekly earnings are less than federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours (703-1 Determination of Voluntary Reduction in Hours); AND, 2. The job quit or reduction of hours occurred in the 30 days preceding the date of Application, Recertification, and Simplified Report or any time it was reported while receiving SNAP. The 30 days begin with the day of the job quit. Simplified Reporters do not need to report a job quit or reduction in hours until the SR or Recertification.

Verification of end or reduced income is required any time it occurs after initial certification. If an individual quits a job in the 30 days preceding an Application, Recertification, Simplified Report, or any time it was reported while receiving SNAP and secures new employment at comparable wage or hours and is then laid off, through no fault of his/her own, the earlier quit will not form the basis of ineligibility. An application cannot be held beyond the normal processing timeframe while a determination of voluntary quit is being made. The minimum disqualification period cannot be avoided by requesting closure and reapplying. If the reapplication is during the disqualification period, the individual must be disqualified until the minimum period is served. If all individuals are disqualified, deny the reapplication. INELIGIBILITY PERIOD ONE PERSON HOUSEHOLD- APPLICATION, RECERTIFICATION, SIMPLIFIED REPORT: When it is determined a one-person household voluntarily quit a job/reduced hours without good cause in the 30 days preceding the Application, Recertification, or Simplified Report, the application or recertification is denied, or the program is closed at the end of the six-month report period. INELIGIBILITY PERIOD MULTIPLE HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS-APPLICATION, RECERTIFICATION, SIMPLIFIED REPORT: When it is determined a member of an applicant household voluntarily quit a job/reduced hours without good cause in the 30 days preceding the Application, Recertification, or Simplified Report date, the ineligibility period for the individual(s) begins with the date of application or first month of recertification period or six-month report period. INELIGIBILITY PERIOD FOR ONGOING HOUSEHOLD: The disqualification period will begin the first month following the expiration of the 10-day adverse notice period unless the household requests a fair hearing. If a voluntary quit or reduction in work effort occurs in the last month of a certification period or is determined in the last 30 days of the certification period, the individual must be denied recertification for a period