Basic Work Requirements 430-05-40-05
(Revised 10/1/22 IM 5468)
All non-exempt SNAP recipients must comply with the basic work requirements, regardless of status (ABAWD vs non-ABAWD). Eligibility workers must verbally inform SNAP recipients of the work requirements using the Work Requirements Verbal Script at the time of application, review/recertification, and status changes. The date of verbal notification must be entered into the eligibility system.
The basic work requirements require all non-exempt SNAP recipients to:
- Register for work by at the time of application and every 12 months (see section 430-05-40-05-05), and
- Respond to a request for supplemental information regarding employability status or availability for work, and
- Report to an employer for potential suitable employment, if referred, and
- Seek and accept a bona fide offer of suitable employment (see section 430-05-40-05-10), and
- Not voluntarily quit a job of 30 hours or more a week or reduce work effort to less than 30 hours a week, and
