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Subject: SNAP Work Requirements

Policy 24.11 Date of Last Review: 11/30/2023 Effective Date: 03/01/2023 Date of Next Review: 11/30/2026 RDA: SW22 Page 12 of 19 e. employed a minimum of thirty (30) hours per week or receives weekly earnings which will equal the minimum hourly wage rate multiplied by thirty (30) hours; or; f. between the ages of sixteen (16) and eighteen (18) and who is not head of a household or is attending school or enrolled in an employment training program at least half-time. g. physically or mentally unfit for employment Please be advised once the individual becomes exempt they are potentially eligible for SNAP again. They do not have to serve the minimum disqualification period. When the Voluntary Quit Provision Does Not Apply 1. A voluntary quit or voluntary reduction for an applicant HH occurred more than sixty (60) days prior to the date of application, unless the HH was receiving benefits at the time of the quit or reduction, and TDHS did not learn about it until reapplication; 2. The individual was on leave from a paid position of employment pursuant to the provisions of the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, unless the individual does not return to work at the end of the period of leave; 3. An involuntary reduction of work hours is imposed; 4. The individual terminates a self-employment enterprise; 5. The individual resigns from a job at the demand of the employer; 6. The HH member who quits his/her job, secures new employment at comparable wages or hours, and is then laid off, or through no fault of his/her own loses the new job. In this instance the earlier quit will not require his/her disqualification. Consideration must be given to new employment which might entail fewer hours or a lower salary, but which offers greater opportunities to improve job skills or for future advancement. 7. It is determined that the individual quit or reduced his/her hours with good cause; or 8. The individual is exempt from the work requirements provisions at the time of the quit. Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependent Children (ABAWD) Adult SNAP household members without a dependent child must meet special eligibility requirements. The work requirements apply to able-bodied adults who are: 1. at least age eighteen (18) but not yet fifty (50) years of age; 2. not in a SNAP household with children under eighteen (18); and 3. not otherwise federally exempt from work registration. ABAWD Exemptions In some instances, the able-bodied adult may be exempt from the ABAWD work requirement. The exemptions for this group of individuals are: 1. Under age eighteen (18) or age fifty (50) or above a. under age eighteen (18) (The child does not have to be in school. The month the person turns eighteen (18) is not a countable month.); or