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NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance- TA and SNAP Employment Policy Manual
Appendix A- Page 13 Rev. 3/2022
• In all districts that do not have a federally approved ABAWD waiver for all residents of the district, the district must offer and provide an ABAWD qualifying work activity for an ABAWD to maintain SNAP eligibility. As a reminder to the worker, a confirmation statement is located on the bottom of page 9 for the worker to indicate the date that the LDSS-5127 ABAWD Work Activity Letter was sent to the ABAWD member of the household.
• During the eligibility interview the worker must determine whether or not the ABAWD has received SNAP benefits in any other county in New York, and/or if the ABAWD has received SNAP benefits in any other State during the fixed 36-month period. The information on the top of page 10 of the LDSS-4826B reflects the dates of the fixed 36- month period and prompts the worker to review ABAWD countable months the ABAWD individual may have received in another State or county during the fixed 36-month period. Districts should refer to GIS 18 TA/DC020 Out-of-State SNAP Participation for Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) Tracking for additional guidance on this requirement.
• In the table on the bottom of page 10, the worker will identify any ABAWDs in the SNAP household who are currently ineligible for SNAP benefits because of noncompliance with ABAWD requirements. For each ineligible ABAWD, the worker must explain to the household how the ineligible ABAWD can re-establish eligibility for SNAP benefits, and document the offer of an ABAWD qualifying activity to the individual to re-establish eligibility for SNAP. Providing the ineligible ABAWD with the LDSS-5127 ABAWD Work Activity Letter will support the assistance the district offered to the individual to re- establish eligibility for SNAP. Please note: An ABAWD who was previously determined ineligible for SNAP benefits because of noncompliance with ABAWD requirements and does not re-establish eligibility by complying with the ABAWD requirement to the satisfaction of the district remains ineligible for SNAP benefits.