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

Section 385.8- Page 13 Rev. 3/2022 • Work experience (either actual hours or deemed participation based on a capped number of hours derived by dividing the total of the TA grant and SNAP allotment divided by the State minimum wage) • On-the-job training* • Community service • Childcare provider for community service participant • High school or equivalent for married teens or teen head of households (employability code 17) (under 20) who:  maintain satisfactory attendance at secondary school or the equivalent; or  participate for at least 20 hours per week in education directly related to employment. * Projected actual (scheduled) hours count for paid employment activities. Counts Fully but for only 6/12 (Needy State-180/360 hours) Weeks During previous 12- month period: Participation in the following work activities count fully but is limited to a combined 6 weeks (180 hours) during the previous 12-month period, unless the State is currently designated as a “needy state”, in which case the number of allowable weeks in the 12- month period is extended to 12 weeks (360 hours): • Job search • Job readiness training • Substance abuse treatment • Treatment other than substance abuse New York State is considered a “needy state” by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agency when the following conditions are met: • The average rate of total unemployment (seasonally adjusted) for the most recent 3- month period for which data are published for all States equals or exceeds 6.5 percent; and The average rate of total unemployment (seasonally adjusted) for such 3-month period equals or exceeds 110 percent of the average rate for either (or both) of the corresponding 3-month periods in the two preceding calendar years; or • The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that the average number of individuals participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the State has grown at least 10 percent in the most recent 3-month period for which data are available.