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WORK REGISTRANT DATA The SNAP general work requirements are described at 7 CFR 273.7(a). Individuals who do not meet a federal exemption from the general work requirements, as listed in 7 CFR 273.7(b)(1), are subject to the general work requirement and must register for work. In accordance with 7 CFR 273.7(c)(10), the State agency must submit to FNS the number of work registrants in the State as of October 1st. This information is submitted on the first quarter E&T Program Activity Report (FNS-583). Describe the process the State agency uses to count all work registrants in the State as of the first day of the new fiscal year (October 1). The initial count of work registrants is required for the Plan of Operations and will be included in the first quarterly report to the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) due on February 14, 2026. Provide information about how work registrant data is pulled from the eligibility system, including the date the data is pulled. NYS will use its Welfare Reporting and Tracking System (WRTS) to generate the initial count of work registrants as of October 1, 2025. NYS will report the entire universe of individuals who are subject to work registration. Individuals are identified based on eligibility for SNAP benefits (NTA/SNAP and Safety Net Assistance) and a SNAP employability code indicating that the individual is not exempt from SNAP work requirements. How are work registrants identified in the eligibility system? Individuals are identified based on eligibility for SNAP benefits (NTA/SNAP and Safety Net Assistance) and a SNAP employability code indicating that the individual is not exempt from SNAP work requirements. Describe measures taken to prevent duplicate counting of work registrants within the federal fiscal year. NYS provides an unduplicated count of work registrants by using information in a table that is populated monthly during the federal fiscal year in WRTS. The combination of two indicators, a work registrant indicator and new work registrant indicator, are used to identify the work registrants and the new work registrants each month. For each month in the federal fiscal year, the count is based on the individual’s work registration status anytime during the month. For the October report month, the new work registrant indicator is based on the individual’s work registration status anytime during the month, excluding those who were work registrants as of October 1st. For subsequent months, the new work registrant indicator will only be set to “Y” if the individual was not previously a work registrant in the federal fiscal year. 1/29/26, 9:29 AM State Plan NY FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-nyfy26stateplan//index.html 59/312