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A-816.21 Division of Welfare and Supportive Services EMPLOYMENT & TRAINING Eligibility and Payments Manual NEON Exception, Exemption, and Not Work Eligible Criteria MTL 14/03 14 May 01

816.2 NEON Exception, Exemption, and Not Work Eligible Criteria 816.2.1. Child Care Exception A single custodial parent with a child under 6 years of age who proves appropriate child care is unavailable, unsuitable or unaffordable. The child care contractor supplies verification (Form 2153, Work Required Exception) to the case manager regarding the inability to find suitable child care.

Attempts must be made to adjust child care arrangements required activities to accommodate unavailable unsuitable child care, whenever possible. The case record is to note attempts made. 816.2.2 Single Parent 12-Month Exemption Note: The Single Parent 12-Month NEON Exemption, Form 2139-WG, must be completed during the screening assessment for appropriate intake and ongoing cases. A single parent caring for a child under age twelve (12) months may be exempt from participation for 3 months per pregnancy, not to exceed a lifetime limit of twelve (12) months. An additional three (3) months may be granted should the office manager determine the head of household to be suffering from a hardship. If a client goes to work they must report the change immediately and become a mandatory NEON participant if their scheduled hours are anticipated to meet work participation requirements.

SNAP ABAWD and non-ABAWD individuals, determined mandatory to participate in E&T, will be referred to participate in job search activities. Note: Refer to manual section B-470 for full ABAWD requirements. Exception: In households entitled to expedited service, members claiming an exemption from SNAPET participation are requested to provide proof of the exemption as a postponed verification. If the proof is not provided, the member is required to participate in the SNAPET.

Note: Update SNAPET work code as appropriate. FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING EXEMPTIONS

An individual meeting a federal exemption is exempt from the ABAWD provisions (see manual section B-470.1). When an individual no longer meets a federal exemption, determine if the individual is then subject to the ABAWD provisions and SNAPET requirements. Update the SNAPET code (mandatory or exempt). The following are codes used in NOMADS: