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SNAP 800 ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS (ABAWD) Overview

Supersedes: SNAP 800 (04/09/2024) Reference: 7 CFR 273.7, 7 CFR 273.24, Section 824 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, PL 104-193 (PRWORA), Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. Overview: The Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) provision limits the receipt of SNAP benefits to three initial months and up to three extended months in a 36-month period. Montana is granted waivers from this limit in geographic areas for one year at a time based on labor market statistics (SNAP 802-1 Geographic Waiver). Any ABAWD meeting the ABAWD work requirements (SNAP 801-1 ABAWD Countable Months-Exemptions) will not have time limits. THREE-MONTH RULES: The following rules apply to ABAWD time limits. 1. Montana’s new ABAWD span will run from 07/01/2023 through 06/30/2026. 2. The three initial months do not need to be consecutive. 3. The extended months must be consecutive, only apply in particular circumstances (SNAP 803-1 Disqualification-Regaining Eligibility), and can only be used once in the three-year period. 4. Prorated months do not count as an ABAWD month. 5. A countable month will not be counted if it can be verified that the benefit wasn’t added to the EBT card.

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SNAP 800 ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS (ABAWD) Overview

Supersedes: SNAP 800 (04/09/2024) Reference: 7 CFR 273.7, 7 CFR 273.24, Section 824 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, PL 104-193 (PRWORA), Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. Overview: The Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) provision limits the receipt of SNAP benefits to three initial months and up to three extended months in a 36-month period. Montana is granted waivers from this limit in geographic areas for one year at a time based on labor market statistics (SNAP 802-1 Geographic Waiver). Any ABAWD meeting the ABAWD work requirements (SNAP 801-1 ABAWD Countable Months-Exemptions) will not have time limits. THREE-MONTH RULES: The following rules apply to ABAWD time limits. 1. Montana’s new ABAWD span will run from 07/01/2023 through 06/30/2026. 2. The three initial months do not need to be consecutive. 3. The extended months must be consecutive, only apply in particular circumstances (SNAP 803-1 Disqualification-Regaining Eligibility), and can only be used once in the three-year period. 4. Prorated months do not count as an ABAWD month. 5. A countable month will not be counted if it can be verified that the benefit wasn’t added to the EBT card.