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NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance- TA and SNAP Employment Policy Manual

Section 385.12- Page 15 Rev. 3/2022 A SNAP sanction may be imposed after the end of a certification period. Thus, a notice of adverse action must be sent whenever the local social services agency becomes aware of an individual’s noncompliance with SNAP work requirements, even if the disqualification begins after the certification period expires and the household has not been recertified. The following SNAP durational sanction periods will be imposed for a non-exempt SNAP recipient who has refused or failed willfully and without good cause to comply with work requirements: • 1st instance: a period of one month and thereafter until the individual complies with SNAP work requirements as determined by the district • 2nd instance: a period of three months and thereafter until the individual complies with SNAP work requirements as determined by the district • 3rd instance: a period of six months and thereafter until the individual complies with SNAP work requirements as determined by the district Note: An individual who is exempt from SNAP work requirements because they are subject to work requirements under Title IV-A or unemployment compensation who fails to comply with a Title IV-A or unemployment compensation work requirements, will be treated as though they failed to comply with the SNAP work requirements. Except in cases of permanent disqualification, at the end of the applicable mandatory disqualification period for noncompliance with SNAP work requirements, participation may resume if the disqualified individual applies again and is determined by the local social services district to be in compliance with work requirements. Individuals disqualified due to an employment sanction may be added back to the household and SNAP benefits re-determined upon the conclusion of the minimum disqualification period once the household requests the individual be added to the household and the disqualified (or sanctioned) individual complies with the requirement that caused the disqualification or another SNAP E&T activity as assigned by the district. In all instances the time period established for demonstrating compliance to the satisfaction of the district cannot exceed ten business days. For example, an individual subject to a three-month sanction beginning 6/1/19 for failure to comply with a work experience activity (WEP) may be added back to the household’s SNAP budget beginning 9/1/19 so long as the household requests the individual be added to the household and the individual complies as assigned by the district before 9/1/19. An individual who has been disqualified due to noncompliance with work requirements must be permitted to receive SNAP benefits during the disqualification period, (if otherwise eligible), if they become exempt from work requirements. Individuals may reestablish SNAP eligibility during the sanction period if the household requests the individual be included back in the