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NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance- TA and SNAP Employment Policy Manual Section 385.3 - Page 25 Rev. 4/2025 ABAWD code “X” - ABAWD/excluded should be entered on screen 4 of the Welfare Management System (WMS) [Individual Inquiry Screen NQIN2A for NYC WMS] or Individuals Tab on myWorkspace for each month that an ABAWD has been granted an ABAWD exclusion by the district. The use of the ABAWD exclusion must also be documented in the case record. Districts are also responsible for updating the ABAWD code on WMS (or myWorkspace) in a timely manner when an ABAWD no longer qualifies for an ABAWD exclusion. Failure to update the ABAWD code in the same calendar month that an individual’s status changes (no longer qualifies for an ABAWD exclusion) may require the processing of an ABAWD related override transaction. ABAWD Related Override Transactions Districts must process an override transaction when an adjustment needs to be made to an ABAWD’s tracking record. The following adjustments to data elements that are used as part of the ABAWD tracking process may be made through the ABAWD override process: • Add or delete a calendar month from the ABAWD counter (Total Number of Months Non- Participating); • Add or delete a calendar month that involved an ABAWD exclusion; • Add or delete a calendar month that involved an ABAWD grace period month; or, • Add a re-establish date when an ABAWD who had previously become ineligible for SNAP benefits because they had received SNAP benefits (either individually or as part of a multi-person SNAP household) for 3 months without meeting the ABAWD requirement re-establishes eligibility for SNAP by meeting the ABAWD requirement. ABAWD related overrides are processed using the WTRK43–FS ABAWD OVERRIDE INPUT screen (selection R) on the Employment Tracking Inquiry, (accessed via the Time Limit Tracking Menu, Upstate WMS Menu Selection 17/NYC WMS Menu Selection 11). ABAWD related overrides can only be made by a designated staff member using the instructions provided in Section 385.16 of this manual. The district may need to process a separate “add” override transaction following the completion of a “deletion” override transaction to add a countable calendar month or to report the use of an ABAWD exclusion. Districts are encouraged to review Section 385.16 of this manual for additional information. Districts may add a month for which an ABAWD exclusion should have been applied or delete a month for which an ABAWD exclusion was applied, at any time during the federal fiscal year (FFY). OTDA is responsible for accurately reporting the number of exclusions applied by districts each month to the USDA on a quarterly basis. For this reason, districts must maintain procedures to process override transactions involving exclusions by the 30th of the month following the end of the quarter. Overrides that are processed after the quarter ends, but still within the FFY should be kept to a minimum. For example, override transactions to add or delete an ABAWD exclusion for April, May, or June should be completed before July 30th. This