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NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance- TA and SNAP Employment Policy Manual Section 385.3 - Page 1 Rev. 4/2025 Section 385.3 - Work Registration, Registration Exemptions, and Certain Eligibility Requirements for SNAP Applicants and Recipients Table of Contents Section 385.3 - Work Registration, Registration Exemptions, and Certain Eligibility Requirements for SNAP Applicants and Recipients ..................................................................... 1 Part A - The Regulations ........................................................................................................... 2 Exemptions from SNAP work registration. ............................................................................. 2 Strikers who are eligible for SNAP under the criteria set forth in section 387.16 of this Title are subject to the employment requirements of this Part unless they are exempt under subdivision (a) of this section at the time of application. ........................................................ 3 Work registrant requirements. ............................................................................................... 3 SNAP eligibility requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDS). ......... 4 Part B – Department Policy ....................................................................................................... 7 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training .................. 7 Participant Reimbursements (Supportive Services) ............................................................ 16 Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) .......................................................... 17 Part C - Questions and Answers ............................................................................................. 33 ABAWDs .............................................................................................................................. 33 SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) ............................................................................... 34