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393 Section 8.18 Tracking the 36-month Period: This section has been created to explain how the ABAWD’s time limit will be tracked.

Section 8.19 Regaining Eligibility: This section has been created to explain how ABAWDs may be eligible for an additional 3 months.

Section 8.20 Good Cause for Not Meeting ABAWD Participation Requirement: This section has been created to define good cause as it relates to ABAWD participation and work requirement.

Sections 9.1 – 9.6 Employment and Training Program (E&T): This chapter has been rewritten since the SNAP E&T program is no longer mandatory but is now a voluntary program.

Section 14.1 (2) SSN Disqualifications and Ineligible ABAWDs: This section has been updated to include “Ineligible ABAWDs” in the section subheading.

Section 15.3 Simplified Reporting Households: This section has been updated to include the verbiage “an ABAWD’s participation hours fall below 20 hours per week” as a Simplified Reporting requirement. A note was also added to clarify Simplified Reporting requirement for households containing an ABAWD.

Section 15.4 (2) Interim Changes Reported by the Household that must be acted on: This section has been updated to include the verbiage “an ABAWD’s participation hours fall below 20 hours per week” as a Simplified Reporting requirement.

Section 15.4 (3) Other Interim Changes Reported by the Household: This section has been updated to include the verbiage “ABAWD’s participation hours fall below 20 hours per week” as a reporting requirement.

Volume 30 June 2016 Section 2.2(1) Required Household Combinations: This section has been updated to clarify that individuals under 18 years of age who are included in the FI budget of an adult relative must also be included in the same SNAP household as the adult relative.

Section 5.1 (1) Identity: This section has been updated to include an “IEVS” hit or documentation already on file as a means to verify identity.

Section 7.3 Citizenship and Alien Status: This section has been revised to update the chart to clarify that “certain family members of trafficking victims” may be eligible for SNAP.

Section 8.2 Exemptions from Work Requirements: This section has been updated to add a link to show the connection with section 8.1 Work Requirements. Also, the “Student exemption” has been updated to include federally recognized training programs through the Office of Refugee Resettlement.