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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? Reasons for good cause include, but are not limited to, the following: • The job did not meet the suitable employment criteria. • The applicant or member was fired or resigned at the employer’s demand. • The employer discriminated based on the applicant or member’s age, race, sex, gender identity, color, handicap, religious belief, national origin, or political belief. • Work demands or conditions made continued employment unreasonable (e.g., working without being paid timely). • The applicant or member accepted other employment at a wage equivalent to working 30 or more hours per week at federal minimum wage. • The applicant’s or member’s work hours were reduced to less than 30 hours per week, but wages earned are equivalent to working 30 or more hours per week at the federal minimum wage. • The applicant or member enrolled at least half-time in any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education that requires them to leave employment. • There were changes in the food unit residence that impacted access to current employment (e.g., members of the food unit moved to another community because a member accepted a new job or enrolled at least half- time in a recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education). • The applicant or member has personal health problems, or others in the food unit have health problems requiring the presence of the applicant or member. • The applicant or member is under age 60 and resigned from a job, which the employer recognized as retirement. • The applicant or member quit in the context of the natural pattern of employment, such as a migrant worker or construction laborer. • Hours of employment were reduced by the employer without consent from the applicant or member, but the employer remained the same. • The applicant or member quit unsubsidized employment to join a volunteer program, such as Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA), AmeriCorps, etc. • Transportation was not available. • The applicant or member was unable to obtain adequate childcare for a child or children younger than age 12. • The applicant’s or member’s self-employment ended. • There were other circumstances beyond the applicant’s or member’s control that the agency determines constitute good cause. Describe the State agency's process to determine good cause if there is not an appropriate and available opening for an E&T participant. N/A – Wisconsin is a voluntary state, and Wisconsin has an available slot in FSET for all interested FS members. 1/29/26, 10:30 AM State Plan WI FY26 - Amendment 1 https://dam-fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/microsite/snapet-wify26stateplan//index.html 42/230