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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 17
West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 4 Chapter 17 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T)
17.3 SNAP E&T ACTIVITIES All participants will complete a Self-Sufficiency Plan (SSP), as part of the Personal Responsibility Plan (PRP). The activities available for placement are listed below. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) funds may only be used to pay for activities after all other funding sources (Pell Grant, West Virginia Invest, etc.) have been used. If the same activity is offered through multiple vendors, participants must be placed in free programs prior to using SNAP E&T funds. Participants are to be paid a maximum of $25 transportation reimbursement per month of activity, not to exceed actual cost. Participants are only required to verify when the situation is questionable. For Supervised Job Search and Job Retention activities, the payment will be made prior to, or when the activity begins, and must be taken into consideration when scheduling the activity. West Virginia operates a voluntary SNAP E&T program; this means the client cannot lose their SNAP based on lack of participation in the program. A voluntary participant, who is not subject to the ABAWD work requirement may participate for more than 120 hours if the individual chooses to. A voluntary participant must not work for less than minimum wage (the higher of the applicable Federal or State minimum wage). For ABAWDs, E&T participation must equal at least 80 hours per month in qualifying activities to count toward work requirements. 17.3.1 SUPERVISED JOB SEARCH ACTIVITY Supervised job search is a qualifying SNAP E&T activity only when it immediately precedes a qualifying placement. For example, a participant completes a vocational program activity, such as plumbing and is prepared to enter the workforce. The worker ends the vocational activity and places the participant in Supervised Job Search. The duration of this activity must not exceed two consecutive months. Supervised job search may be utilized when an individual is initially enrolled in SNAP E&T and other activities are not currently available, but the duration of this activity must not exceed two consecutive months before the client is enrolled in another qualifying activity.