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468 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 6: Non-financial eligibility $1160 or more with costs (SEC)), or • Completing their assigned work-related activities contained within their case plan through the Oregon Employment Department (OED). OED also offers some ABAWDs the opportunity to gain work experience under the Workfare program. The Workfare program and placements are subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and minimum wage laws apply. Workfare hours cannot be combined with the other work-related activities listed above. The hours under workfare are limited to the FLSA figure. ABAWDs who are placed in Workfare will be participating less than 80 hours a month. See Workfare below. Verifying and tracking of the work-related activities is performed by both ODHS and OED. They each have separate and unique roles. • ODHS offices verify \ work hours when an ABAWD reports working in paid or unpaid employment. ODHS offices verify the work hours in the same manner they verify earned income. At renewal, periodic report and request a change we might not request verification of newly reported income for eligibility. If a change in hours or pay is not verified, we will use the last verified amounts during certification, renewal and periodic report. At other times, it is recommended to use the DHS 1465 form because this form requests proof of work hours and does not request proof of income. They are asked to report a change in work hours in between only when the work hours drop below 20 hours a week. This report needs to be done based on the assigned reporting requirements. • OED tracks the weekly activities according to the case plan they have created for an ABAWD. They note these reported and verified hours on iMatchSkills. ODHS received information from iMatchSkills and uses it to determine if each ABAWD who is not exempt from the SNAP time limit is meeting the required hours or if they earned a counting month. • OED also provides support services to those ABAWDs who are actively participating in the activities listed in their case plan. Work-related activities must be federally legal to count If an individual is already working 30 hours a week or earning $935.25 or more a month, they are considered to meet an ABAWD exemption. In that case, it doesn’t matter if the individual is working in an occupation that is considered federally illegal; the exemption has been met. However, when the individual does not meet an exemption and is working less than 30 hours a week or earning less than $935.25 a month, the individual must complete 80 hours of approved work-related activities a month. For any work, volunteer, or bartering hours to count towards the 80 hours of work activities a month, the individual can participate in one or more work components. The components can be combined to reach the 80 hours a month but must be in an occupation that is considered legal in Oregon and also legal by the federal government. For example, a marijuana growing business may be legal in Oregon, but is not considered a legal activity federally. If working in a business based on growing or dispensing marijuana or psilocybin, those hours would not be counted towards 80 hours of work-related activities and cannot be combined with other