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VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES NONFINANCIAL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

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g. Be responsible for the care of a dependent household member who is age six through age eleven where the BPS has determined that adequate childcare is not available to enable the student to both attend class and satisfy the 20 hour per week work requirement or participate in work study;

h. Be a full-time student and a single parent or caretaker who is responsible for the care of a dependent household member who is under age 12;

i. Be receiving benefits from the TANF Program;

j. Be participating in a work incentive program under Title IV of the Social Security Act, i.e. Virginia Initiative for Education and Work (VIEW) Program;

k. Be participating in an on-the-job training program; or,

l. Be assigned to or placed in an institution of higher education through:

1) Programs under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA);

2) SNAP Employment and Training (SNAPET);

3) Part of a career and technical education program as allowed by section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 provided the program or course of study is: i. Designed to be completed in four years or less; or ii. Limited to remedial courses, literacy, adult education, or English as a second language. Programs such as Fast Forward, Great Expectations or the Chancellors Merit programs operated through the Virginia Community College system will meet the career and technical education goals to enhance participants’ employability. Students must verify enrollment in the program.

4) A program under Section 236 of the Trade Act; or,

5) An employment and training program operated by state or local governments where one or more of the program's components are comparable to SNAPET components.

Students paid or subsidized for in-class hours are not considered employed during that time so such class attendance would not make a student eligible under the minimum 20 hour per week work requirement. In addition, the exemption for on-the-job training is valid only for the period the person is being trained by the employer.

In evaluating a student's eligibility based on the work-study provision, note that the student must be approved for work-study at the time of the application for SNAP benefits. In addition, the work-study must be approved for the school term. This exemption will begin either the month the school term starts or the month the work-study is approved, whichever

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