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SNAP 801-1 ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS (ABAWD) Countable Months/Exemptions

Supersedes: SNAP 801-1 (10/24/2024) Reference: 7 U S C 2 0 1 5 ( o ) ( 3 ) , 7 CFR 273.7; 7 CFR 273.24 Overview: GENERAL RULE- ABAWDS are limited to three months of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in a three-year period unless they meet one of the following: 1. Fulfilling the work requirement as defined in this policy. 2. Meet an exemption as defined in this policy. 3. Covered under a current geographic waiver (SNAP 802-1). 4. Receiving benefits for prorated months. FULFILLING THE WORK REQUIREMENT: 1. Employed, either for wages, self-employment enterprise, in-kind services or non- compensation/volunteer or any combination of the above a monthly average of 20 hours per week. (This means a person who worked 80 hours in four weeks would have an average of 20 hours per week for the month.) This must be verified via pay stubs, written statement from the employer, self-employment records, or verbal or written statement from the volunteer organization or individual for whom volunteer work is being done. Unpaid or volunteer work can be provided at religious or community organizations or for private individuals. Case notes must be entered to indicate specifically what verification was used.

NOTE: For verification of volunteer hours, do not use any form which ties the agency to the volunteer site (i.e., do not use department or state letterhead or a