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NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance- TA and SNAP Employment Policy Manual Section 385.3 - Page 27 Rev. 4/2025 member requiring the presence of the member, a household emergency, or the unavailability of transportation. Failure to Meet the ABAWD Requirement An ABAWD is only eligible for SNAP benefits for 3 months in the 36-month period unless the ABAWD documents that the ABAWD is meeting the ABAWD requirement for the calendar month, has been granted an ABAWD exclusion for the calendar month, resides in an area that has an approved ABAWD waiver during the calendar month or has documented an exemption from the ABAWD requirement. Districts are required to monitor compliance with the ABAWD requirement on a monthly basis and to take appropriate and timely action when the district has determined that an individual subject to ABAWD requirements has received SNAP benefits (either individually or as part of a multi-person SNAP household) for three months in a 36-month period and based on the information available to the district is not meeting the ABAWD requirement, is not excluded or living in an area with an approved waiver. If, based on the information available to the district, the district concludes that the ABAWD is not expected to participate in ABAWD qualifying work activities for a sufficient number of hours in the month to meet the ABAWD requirement, the SNAP case for a SNAP household of one individual should be closed (or the individual in a multi-person SNAP case made ineligible) before the end of the third month to prevent the issuance of a fourth month of SNAP benefits. WMS individual reason code F94 (ABAWD Ineligible) would be used when processing a reduction in or discontinuance of SNAP benefits when an ABAWD has become ineligible for SNAP benefits due to not meeting the ABAWD requirement. The NOAA should be issued in time to preclude the issuance of a fourth month of SNAP benefits. Any SNAP benefits received beyond the 3-month time limit while the ABAWD is subject to, but not meeting the ABAWD requirement, are subject to recoupment. Districts should refer to 05-ADM-15 and 04-ADM-01 for the relevant threshold amounts for the fourth month benefit. Districts must also ensure that a timely and adequate notice is given when reducing or discontinuing SNAP benefits other than at the time of application or recertification, which require the issuance of an adequate notice. Re-establishing Eligibility An individual who becomes ineligible for SNAP after failing to meet the ABAWD requirements during 3 months in the fixed 36-month period may restore eligibility in one of the following ways:  Applicant Prospective Compliance - Eligibility is reestablished if an applicant ABAWD can verify to the satisfaction of the district that they will meet the ABAWD requirement within the 30 days following the date of application. For example, an individual who lost eligibility due to failing to meet the ABAWD requirements has just started a new job and applies for SNAP. As long as the individual can verify that they will work enough hours within the 30 days following the date of application to satisfy the ABAWD requirement