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

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• MM/YY (Month/Year for calendar month being added)

• EMP CNT (Employment Counter Code)

When completing an ABAWD override transaction via the entry line located at the bottom of the WTRK43 screen, the only allowable entry for the EMP CNT field is AB.

Addition of a Trackable Month to the ABAWD Counter

The steps to add a trackable month to the ABAWD counter are as follows:

1. Enter required information in the entry line located at the bottom of the WTRK43 screen. Enter the code “AB” in the EMP CNT field (see Fig. 8).

Fig. 8 WTRK43 screen displaying the data entry process for addition of a trackable month

2. Tab to the XMT field and press Enter to transmit.

Upon the successful completion of the override transaction, the added trackable month is displayed chronologically, the TOTAL NUMBER OF MONTHS NON-PARTICIPATING IN PRESENT 36 MONTH PERIOD field is incremented by 1, and a line 24 message “Update complete” is displayed at the bottom of the WTRK43 screen (see Fig. 9). The ABAWD counter on the WTRK31 screen and the ABAWD tracking screen in WTWCMS are also updated. Fig. 9 WTRK43 screen after the addition of a trackable month