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NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance- TA and SNAP Employment Policy Manual Section 385.3 - Page 35 Rev. 4/2025 statement or verification of receipt of UIB), the individual becomes a work registrant (non- exempt), and may be required to meet the requirements of a work registrant including participation in a work activity assignment. Districts are advised, when making an assignment, to make accommodations for the alleged limitation. Failure to comply with the assigned work activity may result in a durational sanction of the individual who failed to comply in accordance with 18 NYCRR 385.12 (e). Q.7 Can SNAP recipients who would normally be exempt from work requirements because they are complying with a TANF work activity assignment or are the caretaker of a child under six be sanctioned for failure to comply with a SNAP work requirement? A.7 SNAP recipients are normally exempt from SNAP work requirements by virtue of participating in a TANF activity or due to being the caretaker of a child under six. (An individual who is exempt from SNAP work requirements solely due to TANF participation may be sanctioned for SNAP if they fail to comply with TANF work requirements. See Section 385.12(b)(6)). However, NYS operates a Simplified SNAP Program. This allows the value of the SNAP benefit to be added to the value of the TA grant when determining the maximum number of hours a TANF funded recipient may be assigned to work experience. Therefore, noncompliance by a TANF recipient assigned to work experience may result in SNAP sanction even if the individual is a caretaker of a child under six. This is only applicable to work experience and no other work activities and is only for individuals receiving TANF funded assistance. TANF funded TA non-exempt recipients, who are exempt from SNAP work requirements as a caretaker of a child under the age of six, (SNAP employability code 29), who fail to comply with a TA work experience assignment, willfully and without good cause, may be subject to a durational sanction for both TA and SNAP. Safety-Net Families TA non-exempt recipients, who are exempt from SNAP work requirements as a caretaker of a child under the age of six, (SNAP employability code 29) who fail to comply with a TA work experience assignment are NOT subject to a sanction for SNAP. Q.8 Is there a limit to the number of hours of work experience to which a non-exempt SNAP recipient may be assigned? A.8 The maximum number of hours of work experience assigned to a non-exempt individual each month is determined by dividing the household’s SNAP benefit allotment (plus the TA benefit amount, if applicable) by the higher of the federal or state minimum wage. Non- exempt SNAP recipients may be assigned to work experience for up to 30 hours per week or, with the recipient’s consent, more than 30 hours in one week as long as the total hours for the month do not exceed 120. A TA recipient may be assigned additional hours, based on their receipt of a TA benefit, not to exceed 40 hours total weekly.