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108 Eligibility may be reestablished during a disqualification and the individual, if otherwise eligible, may be permitted to resume participation if the individual becomes exempt from SNAP work requirements under Section 8.2 Exemptions from Work Requirements. (7) Application in the final month of disqualification If an application for participation in SNAP is filed in the final month of the mandatory disqualification period, the Agency must use the same application for the denial of benefits in the remaining month of disqualification and certification for any subsequent month(s) if all other eligibility criteria are met.
8 . 1 2 D E F I N I T I O N O F A B A W D ABAWDs are SNAP household members who are: • Able-bodied adults, • At least 18 years of age but under 65, and • Without dependents under 14 years of age in the household.
8 . 1 3 A B A W D D E T E R M I N A T I O N The Agency is responsible for identifying and screening existing and potential ABAWD households at Initial Application, Six Month Recertification, Tri-annual Recertification (4 month), Annual Recertification (12 Month) and when the household reports a change that causes a household member to be subject to and/or exempt from the ABAWD time limit.
• An existing ABAWD household includes an individual who is clearly an ABAWD at the time of certification. • A potential ABAWD household member includes an individual who can be reasonably anticipated to become an ABAWD at some point within the certification period.
After the identification of an existing or potential ABAWD, the household must be informed both verbally and in writing of the time limit (Section 8.16 Countable Months), exceptions criteria (Section 8.15 Exceptions to ABAWD Work Requirement) and how to fulfill the work requirement (Section 8.14 ABAWD Work Requirement).
An ABAWD is not eligible to participate in SNAP as a member of any SNAP household if the ABAWD received SNAP benefits for three countable months during the current 36-month time period, unless the ABAWD regains eligibility (Section 8.19 Regaining Eligibility).