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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 4 of 19 b. Verification - The regular participation of an individual in an alcohol or drug treatment and rehabilitation program may be verified through the organization or institution operating the program. 8. Migrant and seasonal farm workers, if they are under contract or similar agreement with an employer to begin employment within thirty (30) days. a. There are conditions that could prevent migrants with secured employment that do not affect the person’s exemption from work registration. b. Examples include, but are not limited to, inclement weather, delays in crops, etc. 9. Employed and Self-Employed Employed/self-employed individuals are exempt as follows: a. persons who are employed or self-employed and work a minimum of thirty (30) hours weekly; or b. persons who are employed/self-employed and receiving weekly earnings at least equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by thirty (30) hours or is a youth under age twenty (20) receiving a training wage mandated by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) of 1989 (Limited to ninety (90) day period): or i. persons who have fluctuating work hours but work an average of thirty (30) hours per week or receive average weekly earnings at least equal to the federal minimum wage multiplied by thirty (30) hours; or ii. The average should be based on the information used to compute the budget income. Verification of Employment - When the employment status is questionable, the amount of income received from employment may be used to establish the work registration exemption. The amount must be consistent with wages paid for a thirty (30) hour workweek, based on the general conditions prevailing in the community. Verification of Self-Employment - When income does not conclusively reflect thirty (30) hours a week employment, and the applicant still claims to be self-employed, establish the following: a) that the income received from the self-employment enterprise is at least sufficient to be consistent with wages for a thirty (30) hour work week, based on the general conditions prevailing in the community; and b) that the volume of work claimed justifies a determination that the self-employment enterprise is a full-time job for the purposes of this exemption. The household must cooperate in providing adequate documentation to substantiate the claim that someone is self-employed. 10.Students a. Eligible students enrolled at least half-time in any recognized school (including high school), training program, or institutions of higher education are exempt from work registration.