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394 Section 8.14 ABAWD Work Requirement: This section has been updated to clarify that an ABAWD may meet the work requirement by “having average earnings equal to 20 hours weekly times minimum wage”.

Section 8.16 Countable Months: This section has been revised to update the note to clarify that a worker may accept a written or verbal confirmation from another state of the number of countable months an ABAWD has used in that state and that the worker must adhere to normal processing standards. A link has been added to show the connection with section 6.1 Normal Processing Standards.

Section 15.4 (2) Interim Changes Reported by the Household that must be acted on: This section has been updated to clarify that the Agency must take action when an ABAWD moves out of the SNAP household and when a change in household circumstances causes a household member to become an ABAWD.

SNAP Tool Kit 4 Acceptable Verification of U.S. Citizenship and Alien Eligibility: This tool kit has been revised to update the chart to add “Certain Family Members of Trafficking Victims” and the U3 Class of Admission’s code.

SNAP Tool Kit 7 SNAP Employment & Training Referral Guide: This tool kit has been renamed and replaced with the SNAP Employment & Training Referral Guide. The SNAP 2 Work Referral Guide is now obsolete.

SNAP Tool Kit 8 National Directory of Contacts: This tool kit has been updated to include the revisions of the National Directory of Contacts as of May 3, 2016.

Volume 31 December 2016 Section 2.2 Special Household Requirements (Elderly and disabled persons): This section has been updated to reflect the increase in the gross monthly income (165 percent of poverty) of the household in which the elderly or disabled person lives.

Section 5.7 (1) Verification Subsequent to Initial Certification: This section has been updated to provide additional clarification for verification of medical expenses.

Section 7.4 (2) (K) Students: This section has been changed to update the title of the link and to associate the link to the appropriate section in the manual.

Section 8.14 ABAWD Work Requirement: This section has been updated based on FNS clarification that an ABAWD may meet the work requirement by working 20 or more hours a week, averaged 80 hours monthly.

Section 11.1 (2) Net Income Eligibility Standards: This section has been updated to reflect the changes in gross and net monthly income limits, effective October 1, 2016.