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How many attempts are made to reach out to the SNAP participant for additional information? One Two Three More than three What is the State agency's criteria for good cause? • Customers have good cause if: o There were circumstances beyond the customer’s control. Examples include, but are not limited to: - Illness of the customer or another household member requiring the customer’s presence - Household emergency o The job was unsuitable. o There was discrimination by an employer based on: - age; - race; - sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation); - color; - disability; - marital status; - family/parental status; - income derived from public assistance programs; - religious beliefs - national origin; or - political beliefs o Work demands or conditions make it unreasonable to continue employment, such as working without being paid on schedule. o They accepted another job of at least 30 hours per week (or equivalent) or enrolled in school at least half- time. o Another household member accepted a job or enrolled in school at least half-time in another county or state, causing the household to move. o They are under age 60, retire, and the employer recognizes it as retirement. o They accepted a job offer that provides at least 30 hours a week, or weekly earnings at least equal to federal minimum wage times 30 hours, and that job did not materialize or meet the hourly criteria or weekly earnings through no fault of their own. o They leave a job that requires frequent moves, such as migrant worker or seasonal farmworker. o When adequate dependent care is reported as unavailable for children at least six and under 12. - Record that a provider could not be located and do not sanction for voluntary quit. o The job quit does not meet the definition of voluntary job quit or reduced work hours. • ESD always consider all the facts when good cause is claimed. Describe the State agency's process to determine good cause if there is not an appropriate and available opening for an E&T participant. If there is not an appropriate or available spot in ICAN for a participant, the ICAN provider would email the ICAN coordinators details about the case. The ICAN coordinators would work with the local ESD office and 1/29/26, 10:27 AM State Plan VT FY26 - Original Submission https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-vtfy26stateplan//index.html 44/159