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West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Chapter 3

West Virginia Income Maintenance Manual Page 15 Chapter 3 Eligibility Determination Groups

SNAP EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING (SNAP E&T) The SNAP E&T program is to provide SNAP participants with opportunities to gain skills, training, or experience that will improve their employment prospects and reduce reliance on SNAP benefits. UNPAID WORK Labor for an individual outside the AG or organization in which a person would traditionally be paid, but the client has chosen not to seek payment. WORK For ABAWD purposes only, work is defined as any activity performed for monetary compensation, for in-kind services, or unpaid work.

3.2.1.D.1.a Expanding the Target Audience • Effective October 1, 2022, all West Virginia counties are required to enforce the ABAWD work requirement per WV state code §9-8-2. • Effective September 1, 2023, all 50-year-olds receiving SNAP (who are not exempt) must meet the ABAWD work requirement per the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. • Effective October 1, 2023, all 51-and-52-year-olds receiving SNAP (who are not exempt) must meet the ABAWD work requirement per the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. • Effective October 1, 2024, all 53-and-54-year-olds receiving SNAP (who are not exempt) must meet the ABAWD requirement per the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. • Effective November 1, 2025, all individuals up to age 65 (who are not exempt) must meet the ABAWD requirement per the H.R.1 (One Big Beautiful Bill) of 2025. 3.2.1.D.2 ABAWD Eligibility For SNAP AGs, any individual who meets the definition of an ABAWD and who is normally required to be included in the AG can only receive benefits when he is otherwise eligible and: • Meets the work requirements outlined below or meets an exemption listed below; • Is in his first three-month period while not meeting the ABAWD work requirement or being exempt within the 36-month period; or