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WORK EXPERIENCE COMPONENT: WORK ACTIVITY Description of the component. Provide a summary of the activities and services. Work activity provides an individual with an opportunity to acquire the general skills, knowledge, and work habits necessary to obtain employment and is performed in exchange for SNAP benefits. The purpose of work activity is to improve the employability of those who cannot find unsubsidized full-time employment. Work activity involves working off the household benefit, therefore it is not possible for an individual to volunteer for additional hours of work activity beyond the number of hours equal to the household's allotment for that month divided by the higher of the applicable federal or State minimum wage. Work activity ends when the household benefit has been worked off, but this would not be sufficient for an ABAWD to meet the ABAWD work requirement. If an ABAWD does work activity for their benefit divided by the minimum wage and it is, for example, only 6 hours a week, then the ABAWD must find 14 additional hours per week of work or a different qualifying activity. Examples of work activity sites FSET agencies partner with to help clients gain skills and experience include but are not limited to: various community partner organizations, local Boys and Girls Clubs, Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul, Goodwill Industries, Habitat for Humanity, food pantries, Meals on Wheels, homeless shelters, public libraries, humane societies, United Way, the Restore, senior centers, and some agencies even offer opportunities within the FSET office. Our vendors work diligently to maintain strong business and community relationships to ensure participants have a vast selection of worksites to choose from. Indicate the Target Population this component will serve. Select all that apply. ABAWDs Homeless Returning citizens (aka: ex-offenders) Single parents Students Those that reside in rural areas Underemployed Veterans Describe the criteria for participation. Include the skills, knowledge, or experience necessary for participation in the component. For example, literacy or numeracy levels, recent labor market attachment, computer literacy, etc. Criteria for participating in the work activity component will vary by activity assigned. This component provides basic level information; therefore, will generally have very minimal skills, knowledge, or experience to effectively participate. FSET case managers will gauge what additional activities are required for participation in a work activity if it is deemed to be necessary. 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 90/230