(Revised 09/26/22 ML 3681)
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If an individual is NOT an ABAWD and NOT exempt from the basic work requirements at the time of initial application, review, or the household reports a loss of the exemption, the individual is required to register for work by completing the SNAP Work Registration Form and Training at the time of application, review and when a loss of exemption is reported.
The SNAP Work Registration Form is valid for 12 months.
Individuals losing exempt status due to any change in circumstances must comply with the basic work requirements when the change is reported.Eligibility workers must verbally notify individuals who have lost their exemptions status of the basic work requirements using the Work Requirements Verbal Script. The date of verbal notification must be entered into the eligibility system.
If a change is reported by the household, the individual is required to register for work by completing the SNAP Work Registration Form at the time the change is reported.
Individuals must be informed of the basic work requirements verbally and in written form. The eligibility worker must use the Work Requirements Verbal Script to verbally explain the individual’s rights, responsibilities, requirements and consequences of failure to comply. The date of this discussion must be entered in the eligibility system. The SNAP Consolidated Work Notice is the written notification of the basic work requirements.
The individual or responsible household member must return the SNAP Work Registration Form to the local human service zone within ten calendar days from the date the eligibility worker mailed it. If the household fails to return the form, the Notice of Eligibility must be sent stating the individual is ineligible.
Disqualification can be avoided, or eligibility restored by returning the form or complying with the basic work requirements prior to the disqualification being imposed. Once the disqualification is imposed, they must comply with the basic work requirements. Completing and returning the SNAP Work Registration Form does not end the disqualification.
