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Division of Welfare and Supportive Services A-816 Eligibility and Payments Manual EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING 21 Oct 01 MTL 03/21 Determining Mandatory and Exempt Participants

816 DETERMINING MANDATORY AND EXEMPT PARTICIPANTS 816.1 Employment & Training Status Individuals who meet the definition of a

“Work Eligible Individual” are NEON mandatory. A Work Eligible Individual includes:

● All adults or minor head-of- households receiving assistance under TANF-NEON or a Separate State Program funded with TANF MOE; and ● Non-recipient parents living with a child receiving assistance. (Parents disqualified due to IPV, parents sanctioned for non-cooperation, Fleeing Felons, Parole Violators) The following are not considered Work Eligible Individuals:

● Minor parents who are not the head- of-household ● An undocumented non-citizen who is ineligible for TANF due to immigration status ● SSI or SSDI recipients ● Parents providing care for a disabled family member in the home (Refer to manual section A-816.2.3) ● Tribal TANF program recipient ● Non-recipient relative, other than a parent SNAP SNAPET participation is mandatory for household members age 16 through 59, unless exempt, as a condition of continuing eligibility.

SNAPET participation is voluntary for participants enrolled in a qualified third- party education program.

SNAPET promotes the employment of participants through job search and educational activities which provide a self- directed placement philosophy, allowing the participant to be responsible for his/her own development by providing job skills and the confidence to obtain employment.