1300.4.3.1 Satisfying the Monthly Time Limited Benefits Work Requirements
A time limited customer must meet one of the following work requirements to avoid using a countable month . Working a total of 80 hours or more in 30-day period; Work means employment, self-employment, volunteer work, or working in exchange for In-Kind Benefits . Participating for a total of 80 hours or more in a 30-day period in: WIOA activities; Section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 activities, which include TAA and TRA ; Employment and training programs for veterans operated by Department of Labor or Department of Veterans Affairs; or ICAN. Note : Ineligible time limited customers cannot use ICAN to meet their TLBWR. Workfare participation. Workfare in volunteering at any public or private non-profit agency. Examples: Church, senior centers, town offices, food shelf, etc. Hours are determined by the 3SVT benefit amount divided by the Vermont minimum wage . Note : Zero benefit households: $0 benefit = 0 hours required Households with multiple workfare participants can split hours as they see fit as long as: Total household workfare hours are met; and All workfare customers participate. A non-participating customer will receive a countable month. If the total household workfare hours are not met, all workfare customers in that household receive a countable month.