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475 (07/2026) Chapter 2:Eligibility • Section 6: Non-financial eligibility • Did you ever lose food benefits due to not complying with a work program or activity? • If no to the questions above, accept the individual’s statement, narrate your contact attempts, and certify the case if they are otherwise eligible. • If yes to any of the above questions, a pending notice can be issued to the applicant (after you have attempted to validate the countable months yourself) in order to have them provide something showing what countable months they may have earned from the other state. For expedited cases only, follow the verification requirements for expedited service. (Under expedited service, individual statements and limited verification are used to determine eligibility for SNAP for a short period of time. All verification except identity may be postponed until later.) • When an ABAWD reapplies for benefits, ODHS will need to determine if the individual is still an ABAWD and, if so, if the ABAWD meet one of the exemptions: • If not, determine if the participant worked at all since they last received food benefits. • If yes, was it for 80 hours in a 30-day period? If so, request verification from the individual of the work hours using an RFI. • If the non-exempt ABAWD has not worked 80 hours in a 30-day period since last receiving SNAP benefits, refer the ABAWD to OED. They must complete 80 hours of work-related activities in a 30- day period to regain eligibility. ODHS may need to extend the application processing period beyond 30 days if there is not enough time remaining in the application process to allow for the ABAWD to complete the 80 hours. • If requested verification is not received within 30 days or the individual does not meet an exemption or has not worked 80 hours in a 30-day period, the SNAP request is denied. • If the requested verification is received and the ABAWD has proven to be eligible for program participation within the pending period, benefits must be prorated back to the filing date. • For ongoing cases, add the ABAWD to the case effective the first of the following month. • An ABAWD individual who regains eligibility but is no longer fulfilling the work-related activities can receive three additional months of benefits during the 36-month time period. The additional three-month period is called the “second set” and must be consecutive. This second set is coded as CT4, CT5 and CT6, and ABAWDs can only take advantage of this provision once during the 36-month period. Once the second set of countable months have been used, an ABAWD will need to meet the ABAWD work-related activities or an ABAWD exemption to receive food benefits for any of the remaining 36 months. Click here for Work registrant, STEP Program, and ABAWD. TANF This does not apply to the TANF program. ERDC This does not apply to the ERDC program. REF This does not apply to the REF or REFM programs. MSP This does not apply to MSP. OSIPM This does not apply to OSIPM.