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

Section 385.12- Page 8 Rev. 3/2022 assigned activity for the number of business days required by the social services district, provided that the number of days required does not exceed 10 business days. 4) In the case of an individual who lives in a city with a population of 1,000,000 or more people, the public assistance otherwise available to the household of which that individual is a member shall be reduced pro rata as determined by the commissioner until the individual reengages in work activities as assigned by the social services district for a minimum of 5 business days, but no more than 10 business days or cooperates with efforts to document that he/she is exempt from work requirements pursuant to section 385.2 of this Part. 5) In the case of an individual who was the member of a household without dependent children prior to being sanctioned in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision, and who does not live in a city with a population of 1,000,000 or more people, and for whom the specified sanction period has ended, a reminder shall be sent to such individual indicating an opportunity to end the sanction by complying with employment programs. The commissioner shall establish the language required in the reminder. 6) In the case of an individual who lives in a city with a population of 1,000,000 or more people at the time of being sanctioned for noncompliance with public assistance work requirements in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision, and for whom the public assistance sanction has continued for 30 or more days, a reminder shall be sent to such individual indicating an opportunity to end the sanction by complying with employment programs or by documenting that he/she has become exempt consistent with section 385.2 of this Part. The commissioner shall establish the language required in the reminder. e. SNAP sanctions for failure to comply with employment programs. 1) An applicant who is required to participate in work activities who, without good cause, fails to comply with the requirements of this section shall be denied participation in SNAP until such time as he/she complies with SNAP work requirements as determined by the social services district or documents an exemption from SNAP work requirements consistent with section 385.3 of this Part. This provision does not apply in the case of a voluntary quit or a voluntary reduction in work effort without good cause, as described in section 385.13 of this Part, by a SNAP applicant who is subject to SNAP work requirements. 2) The needs of a recipient who is required to participate in work activities and who has, willfully and without good cause, failed to comply with the requirements of this section will not be considered in determining the needs of his/her household for SNAP for the following time periods: