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472 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 6: Non-financial eligibility countable months immediately follow the CT3 month. An ABAWD must first lose eligibility and then regain eligibility. Regaining can occur only after an ABAWD becomes ineligible due to the SNAP time limit and their benefits end. They cannot regain eligibility while their benefits remain open. They may regain eligibility anytime they become exempt from the SNAP time limit, or by performing one of the required work-related activities: • Working 80 hours in a 30-consecutive day period after their SNAP benefits ended, or • Completed the work-related activities required in the case plan with OED over a 30-day period after the SNAP filing date. Generally, this is 80 hours of work-related activities but could also be workfare participation. The second set is identified as CT4, CT5 and CT6. These counting months must be consecutive. Months CT5 and CT6 follow CT4 even if the ABAWD becomes ineligible for another reason, and their benefits end for another reason. In other words, the clock ticks for the months of CT5 and CT6 even if the ABAWD receives no SNAP benefits, was working or met an exemption from the SNAP time limit. CT5 and CT6 can only be lifted or removed if CT4 is lifted. As with CT1, CT2 and CT3, there are special notices in the ONE system to inform the ABAWD they are receiving CT4, CT5 and CT6. At the end of CT6, they should receive a timely notice announcing the closure or reduction of their benefits due to the SNAP time limit. The ONE system will issue the denial regarding having exceeded the SNAP time limit In some instances, an ABAWD may reapply after they have exhausted their countable months, and they do not complete the regain activities in a 30-consecutive day period. The ONE system will issue the denial regarding having exceeded the SNAP time limit. ABAWD status evaluation and status changes Small changes in an individual’s life can create large changes in their ABAWD status or SNAP time limit requirements. During certification and recertification time, ODHS|OHA conducts a full review of the applicant’s ABAWD status and SNAP time limit exemptions. When processing the Periodic Report and during ongoing months, ODHS|OHA only acts on reported changes. Child under age 14 moving into the filing group When a child under the age of 14 moves into the SNAP filing group, there are no longer any ABAWDs in the SNAP filing group. • ODHS leaves any CTs coded for the current SNAP time clock. They must remain until the new time clock begins. • If any ABAWDs are not receiving SNAP on the case due to a SNAP time limit disqualification, ODHS asks if they would like SNAP for that individual and restores them to the case effective the first of the following month. Moving to a waived area