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114 8 . 1 9 R E G A I N I N G E L I G I B I L I T Y An ABAWD who has used his or her three countable months may regain eligibility to participate in SNAP at any time in one of three ways: 1) By fulfilling the ABAWD work requirement (8.14 ABAWD Work Requirement) for 80 hours during a “30 consecutive day period”. a) An ABAWD who is fulfilling a work requirement at application, or when a request to add an individual (including a previously sanctioned individual) to the SNAP household, will regain eligibility after verification that the individual has met or will meet the work requirement for 30 consecutive days. b) An ABAWD who is not fulfilling the work requirement at application, or when a request to add an individual (including a previously sanctioned individual) to the SNAP household, may regain eligibility by verifying that the individual met the work requirement for 30 consecutive days prior to application, or when a request to add an individual to the SNAP household. 2) By meeting an exception to the ABAWD work requirement or is otherwise exempt. Once an ABAWD verifies that he/she is meeting an exception or is otherwise exempt from the ABAWD work requirement, he/she may begin receiving SNAP benefits, if otherwise eligible. Benefits will be calculated from the date of application for applicant households or effective the month following the month the request is made to add an individual to the SNAP budget for participating households. 3) When the 3-year period expires. At the expiration of the time period, the time tracking clock will start over. Benefits will be calculated from the date of application for applicant households or effective the month following the month the request is made to add an individual to the SNAP budget for participating households.

NOTE: The client must reapply or ask to be added to the household’s SNAP budget.

There is no limit on how many times an ABAWD may regain eligibility and subsequently maintain eligibility by meeting the work requirement. Once the ABAWD is proven to be eligible to participate in SNAP, benefits will be prorated from the date of application for applicant households or effective the month following the month the request is made to add an individual to the SNAP budget for participating households.

For individuals regaining eligibility by participating in a workfare program, and the workfare obligation is based on estimated monthly allotment prorated back to the date of application, then the allotment issued must be prorated back to this date.