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SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP SNAP 472 LABOR SURPLUS AND HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAIVER AREAS (toc) ABAWD Individuals who reside in or move to a waiver area are exempt from the ABAWD work requirements. This exemption does not exempt individuals living in these waivered areas from SNAPET requirements. Effective February 1, 2026, the waivered areas in Nevada are: • Reservation/Tribal Areas with Unemployment Rate Over 10% Reservation/Tribal Areas • Battle Mountain and Off-Reservation Trust Land • Lovelock Indian Colony • Campbell Ranch • Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation • Dresslerville Colony • Reno-Sparks Indian Colony • Elko Colony • Stewart Community • Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation • Walker River Reservation • Las Vegas Indian Colony • Yerington Colony Note: With the passage of H.R.1, individuals age 18-64 who are members of an Indian Tribe are exempt from ABAWD work requirements and will continue to be coded as “N” (NOT AN ABAWD) under their ABAWD code on their MEMBER BAP. Individuals who are not members of an Indian Tribe living within the boundaries of the above reservation areas should be coded as “Z” (MEMBER LIVING IN A WAIVER AREA) on their MEMBER BAP. • Nevada Counties with Unemployment Rate More than 10% Above National Average Rate Mineral County (includes): • Hawthorne • Schurtz • Luning • Walker Lake • Mina 473 ABAWD TIME LIMITS AND TRACKING (toc) Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) who do not meet work requirements can only receive SNAP benefits for 3 months in a 36-month period. An ABAWD denied/terminated because they exhausted the first three months may regain eligibility as indicated below. • Regaining Eligibility and Application of the Second 3-Month Period If an individual had eligibility denied/terminated for exhausting all their ABAWD months, they can regain eligibility. To regain eligibility, an ABAWD must work or participate in a work program (or a combination of both) for 80 or more hours within a thirty-day period. The individual did not have to be participating in the SNAP program when the 80-hour criteria was met. Note: An individual who regains eligibility may remain eligible to receive SNAP benefits if meeting the work requirements listed in E&P MS B-470. The requirement of working or participating in a B-472 SPECIALIZED HOUSEHOLDS Division of Social Services Eligibility and Payments Manual 09 July 26 MTL 11/26 Labor Surplus and High Unemployment Rate Waiver Areas