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

Appendix A- Page 14 Rev. 3/2022 LDSS-4958 TA Sanction and Denial Policy/Participation Rate Impact Desk Guide

The LDSS-4958 TA Sanction and Denial Policy/Participation Rate Impact Desk Guide is a comprehensive desk guide highlighting the correct usage of sanction “reason codes”, the appropriate individual disposition “status codes” to be applied when imposing sanctions for noncompliance with work requirements, and the impact of such sanctions on the participation rate calculation. District staff are encourage to use the LDSS-4958 as a guide to properly monitor and report sanctions in a manner consistent with federal and State regulations.

LDSS-5122 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employent and Training (SNAP E&T) Sanction Desk Guide

The SNAP durational sanction periods imposed when a non-exempt SNAP recipient has failed without good cause to comply with work requirements, has voluntarily quit employment, or has voluntarily reduced earnings/work effort as described in 18 NYCRR 385.12(e)(2) are outlined in the LDSS-5122.

LDSS-4923 NYS OTDA TANF and SNA MOE Work Activities Countability Desk Guide (Households with Dependent Children) LDSS-4924 SNAP non-MOE Work Activities Countability Desk Guide (Households without Dependent Children) The LDSS-4923 and the LDSS-4924 desk guides provide district workers with a summary of work activity definitions and information on how the hours of participation in each work activity apply toward the federal participation rate for families with dependent children receiving TANF funded assistance or Safety Net funded assistance that is counted toward the TANF Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirement, and for the State participation rate that applies to households without dependent children receiving SNA that is not counted toward the TANF MOE requirement. These desk guides also provide district workers with a summary of employability codes that are used to identify a TA applicant’s or recipient’s employability status based on the district’s review of specific case circumstances, and to identify the potential effect that the employability code may have on the federal or State participation rate calculation.