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SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP • participate in and comply at least 20 hours or more per week with on-the-job training programs under section 129(c)(2)(C)(iv) or section 134(c)(3)(D)(ii) of WIOA, Trade Adjustment Assistance Act (TAAA) program; or • participate in community service at least 20 hours or more per week. For the purposes of this section, work is defined as: • work in exchange for money. • work in exchange for goods or services (work “in kind”); or • a combination of work for money and work “in kind.” Eligibility for another three (3) months can be regained under certain conditions. The additional three (3) months must be consecutive. See E&P MS B-473. 470.1 ABAWD Exemption Provisions (toc) An applicant/recipient meeting one of the following conditions is exempt from the ABAWD provisions. To be exempt from the ABAWD provisions, the applicant/recipient must be: • under age 18 or age 65 and over (an individual is no longer considered an ABAWD the month following their 65th birthday, unless their birthday falls on the 1st). • medically certified as physically or mentally unfit for employment as follows: 1. is receiving temporary or permanent disability benefits issued by governmental or private sources; 2. is obviously mentally or physically unfit for employment as determined by the Division of Social Services (DSS); a. if the unfitness is not obvious, applicant/recipient provides a statement from a physician, psychologist, medical personnel or social worker that he or she is physically or mentally unfit for employment. • SNAP household includes a child under age 14. o Allow exemption if the child is a required participant but is ineligible due to citizenship or failed enumeration. o Do not allow for shared custody, a child cannot be a participant in more than one household at a time. • Applicant/recipient is pregnant. • A high school student age 18 or 19. • Applicant/recipient meets a Federal SNAPET exemption (EXCLUDING SNAPET CODE 03). • ABAWD living in a waivered area. See E&P MS B-472 for the current list of waivered areas. • Individual is a member of an Indian Tribe. B-470 SPECIALIZED HOUSEHOLDS Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 09 July 26 MTL 11/26