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Pregnant
Attending school at least half time
Caring for a person who cannot care for themselves, even if that person does not live in the household
Attending an alcohol or drug treatment program (does not include Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA) support groups)
Receiving unemployment benefits, or have applied and have not been denied
Working for pay at least 30 hours per week
Earning at least $935.25 per month from employment
Earning at least $935.25 per month from self-employment with no business expenses, or at least $1,870.50 per month with business expenses
Receiving income due to a disability
Unable to work due to physical, behavioral, or mental health reasons
Participating in a training plan through a federal refugee resettlement program, such as the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO)
Working, volunteering, or bartering (working in exchange for something other than money, such as housing), with required verification
Enrolled, or having a parent or grandparent enrolled, in a federally recognized tribe, or a shareholder in an Alaska Native Regional Corporation or Village
Eligible for or receiving services from Indian Health Services, Tribal Health Clinics, or Urban Indian Clinics
Participating in the TANF Jobs program ABAWD work-related activities All ABAWDs who do not meet one of the SNAP time limit exemptions stated above are given a choice to do one of the following: • Choose to not fulfill the monthly ABAWD work-related activities and receive only three months of SNAP benefits during the three-year SNAP time clock, or • Choose to fulfill the monthly ABAWD work-related activities and be eligible to receive more than three months of SNAP during the three-year SNAP time clock. The ABAWD is asked to participate in one or more of the following work components (these work components can be combined) to meet 80 hours a month. The 80 hours must be completed in a calendar month for monthly work-related activities to be considered met. • Paid or unpaid work (including employment, bartering or volunteering), • Self-employed work, which is determined by gross income rather than hours worked (80 hours using federal minimum wage is equal to gross of $580 or more if no costs (SEN) and gross of