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112 8 . 1 6 C O U N T A B L E M O N T H S ABAWD eligibility for SNAP is time limited to any three months in a 36-month period in which the ABAWD is subject to, but not complying with, the ABAWD work requirement, or is otherwise exempt. A countable month is any month in which an ABAWD received SNAP benefits for the full benefit month while not: a. Exempt from the three-month time limit (8.15 Exceptions to ABAWD Work Requirement); b. Fulfilling ABAWD work requirement (8.14 ABAWD Work Requirement); c. Covered by a waiver of the ABAWD time limit; or d. Meeting an 8% exemption (8.22 ABAWD Discretionary Exemptions) A month in which the ABAWD is exempt for part of the month or in which the benefit amount is prorated is not a countable month. An ABAWD’s countable months must be tracked in order to correctly determine his or her continued eligibility for SNAP (Section 8.18 Tracking The 36- Month Period). The three countable months do not have to be used consecutively. Countable months must be tracked over the 36-month period, even if there are breaks in an ABAWD’s participation. When an individual has used his or her three countable months and is not meeting the ABAWD work requirement, he or she is not eligible for SNAP benefits, unless also meeting an exception to the ABAWD work requirement (Section 8.15 Exceptions to ABAWD Work Requirement) “or” regaining eligibility (Section 8.19 Regaining Eligibility).

NOTE: An ABAWD’s number of countable months used in another State must be verified prior to certification, if there is an indication that the individual participated in another State. The worker may accept a written or verbal confirmation from another State of the number of countable months an ABAWD has used in that State. The worker must adhere to normal processing standards. (See Section 6.1 Normal Processing Standards)

8 . 1 7 A B A W D R E P O R T I N G R E Q U I R E M E N T S ABAWD households must adhere to simplified reporting requirements.

(1) REPORTABLE CHANGE: Households must report when the ABAWD household member’s work hours fall below 20 per week, 80 hours averaged monthly. This change is required to be reported by the 10th day of the month following the month of the change. An ABAWD who loses his or her exemption