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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). IMCWs input ETP codes during eligibility determination which indicate work registrant or exempt status. To count work registrants for the FNS-583, DHS uses those codes in the Electronic Data Warehouse to identify all SNAP recipients who meet a federal exemption from work requirements, then subtracts the number of such recipients from the total number of all SNAP recipients to arrive at who is a work registrant as of October 1st. This process occurs once the entirety of October’s eligibility information has been uploaded to the DHS Data Warehouse, typically around the first week of November. This provides DHS enough time to report this figure to FNS on the first quarter FNS-583 report by February 14 in accordance with 7 CFR §273.7(c)(9). Provide information about how work registrant data is pulled from the eligibility system, including the date the data is pulled. IMCWs input ETP codes during eligibility determination which indicate work registrant or exempt status. To count work registrants for the FNS-583, DHS uses those codes in the Electronic Data Warehouse to identify all SNAP recipients who meet a federal exemption from work requirements, then subtracts the number of such recipients from the total number of all SNAP recipients to arrive at who is a work registrant as of October 1st. This process occurs once the entirety of October’s eligibility information has been uploaded to the DHS Data Warehouse, typically around the first week of November. This provides DHS enough time to report this figure to FNS on the first quarter FNS-583 report by February 14 in accordance with 7 CFR §273.7(c)(9). How are work registrants identified in the eligibility system? Prior to certifying a household for SNAP, an IMCW is required to screen the individual for all possible exemptions from work registration and the ABAWD time limit. IMCWs then enter a "SNAP ETP Code" for each member of the household to capture their work registrant exempt or non-exempt status. IMCWs additionally enter a "SNAP Qualification Code" for each member of the household between the ages of 18 and 54 to capture their status as either exempt from, meeting work requirements, or subject to the ABAWD time limit. The list of SNAP ETP Codes and SNAP Qualification Codes may be found at SNAP Handbook 535.3 and 536.2 respectively (linked below). SNAP ETP Codes 6, 10, 15, 16, 19, 23, 30, or - in some cases - 40 indicate that an individual is a work registrant. SNAP Qualification Code 20 indicates that an individual is neither exempt from the ABAWD time limit nor meeting the ABAWD work requirement. SNAP HB 535.3: http://services.dpw.state.pa.us/oimpolicymanuals/snap/535_SNAP_Employment_and_Training/535_2_Participation_Status_and_Codes.htm SNAP HB 536.2: http://services.dpw.state.pa.us/oimpolicymanuals/snap/536_ABAWDs/536.2_ABAWD_Exemptions.htm Describe measures taken to prevent duplicate counting of work registrants within the federal fiscal year. Each SNAP recipient is identified in eCIS with a unique “individual number”. The SQL code used to identify work registrants utilizes the “distinct” function to ensure that each individual number is counted only once in the reported number of work registrants. 1/29/26, 9:34 AM State Plan PA FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-pafy26stateplan//index.html 35/386