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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 7 of 19 6. The risk to health and safety is unreasonable; 7. The household member is physically or mentally unfit to perform the employment. Document the medical evidence or reliable information from other sources; 8. The employment offered within the first thirty (30) days of registration is not in the registrant's major field of experience. Offers after thirty (30) days must be accepted; 9. The distance from the registrant's home to the place of employment is unreasonable, such as: a. daily commuting exceeds two (2) hours per day, not including the transportation of a child to and from a childcare facility; b. public and private transportation is unavailable and the distance to the place of employment is too far to walk; or c. the cost of transportation to the job site is excessive based on the expected wage. 10.The working hours or nature of the employment interferes with the household member's religious observance, convictions, or beliefs; 11.Other good reasons that justify a conclusion that employment is unsuitable. 12.The determination of unsuitable employment will be based on the above listed criteria and any additional criteria established in the SNAP E&T program. Deregistration from Employment & Training The eligibility counselor must be sure to deregister an individual when appropriate. The individuals should be deregistered when the person: 1. was registered but later the application was actually denied; or 2. has a work program sanction or fails to comply with a work program requirement; or 3. obtains a job working thirty (30) hours per week or have earnings equal to federal minimum wage times thirty (30); or 4. no longer a SNAP recipient; or 5. ABAWD Non-Compliant; or 6. becomes otherwise exempt Employment & Training Components 1. Each work registrant will be reviewed. 2. Mandatory work registrants and volunteers may be assigned or exempted from work components. 3. Currently E&T is offered in all 95 counties. All counties will not have the same component because the number of participants will vary due to county size.