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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 8 of 19 Failure to Comply with Work Components 1. Disqualify the individual for the appropriate period when the individual refuses or fails to comply, without good cause, with any of the following work requirements: a. registration for employment at application and every recertification thereafter; or b. accepting an offer of employment; or c. providing one department with sufficient information to allow TDHS to determine the employment status or the job availability of the individual; or d. voluntarily quits a job or reduces work effort to less than thirty (30) hours per week. (See Voluntary Quit section below for further explanation of Voluntary Quit). 2. When a person in a mandatory SNAP E&T county is exempt from the SNAP work requirement because of participation in a FF work component or unemployment compensation work requirement fails to comply with the FF work requirements, the eligibility counselor must evaluate the individual for SNAP E&T. If the person is not otherwise exempt from the SNAP E&T requirement, then he/she is non-compliant and must be sanctioned. 3. If the individual fails to comply with a FF work requirement but does not have a SNAP work requirement, he/she is not subject to a SNAP sanction. However, since the individual did fail to comply with the FF requirement, the SNAP allotment will be reduced by ten (10%) percent as a penalty. 4. The SNAP sanctions for E&T non-compliance only apply to mandatory E&T participants. Non-Compliance by a Mandatory Household Member An individual is considered non-compliant with work requirements if they refuse any of the work components listed below: 1. to register for employment at application and every 12 months thereafter; 2. to participate in an employment and/or training program if considered a mandatory participant; 3. to accept an offer of employment (Note: To ensure the offer is suitable, See the section below for Unsuitable Employment); 4. to provide TDHS or its designee, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) with sufficient information to determine the employment status or the job availability of the individual; or 5. voluntarily quits a job or reduces work hours to less than thirty (30) hours per week. If the individual refuses or fails to comply with the above requirements, the eligibility counselor must evaluate the individual to determine the next appropriate steps. Determining Good Cause for Failure to Comply with the Work Requirements 1. When a voluntary participant or an individual who is exempt from the work requirements fails to comply with their work requirement, the eligibility counselor does not have to determine good cause for failure to comply with the work requirements.