La. Admin. Code tit. 67 § III-1940

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section III-1940 - Work Participation Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents

A. Individuals are ineligible to continue to receive SNAP benefits if, during the current 36-month fixed clock period they received SNAP benefits for at least 3 months (consecutive or otherwise) while that individual did not either:

1. work (including paid or unpaid) an average of 20 hours per week or participate in and comply with a program under Title 1 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Trade Adjustment Assistance Act program, or employment and training program (other than a job search or job search training program) for an average of 20 hours per week;

2. participate in a combination of work and training as described in Paragraph A.1 of this Section for an average of 20 hours per week; or

3. participate in and comply with a workfare program.

B. An individual is exempt from this requirement if the individual is:

1. under age 18, or 50 years of age or older;

2. medically certified as physically or mentally unfit for employment;

3. residing in a SNAP household where a household member is under age 18, even if the household member who is under age 18 is not eligible to receive SNAP benefits;

4. pregnant; or

5. otherwise exempt from work registration requirements.

C. Individuals can regain eligibility for assistance.

1. Individuals denied eligibility under Subsection A of this Section can regain eligibility if during a 30-day period the individual:

a. works 80 hours or more, or participates in and complies with a Program under WIOA, Trade Adjustment Assistance Act Program, or Employment and Training Program (other than a job search or job search training program) for 80 hours or more; or

b. any combination of work and participation in a program identified in Subparagraph C.l.a. of this Section for a total of 80 hours or more; or

c. participates in and complies with a workfare program (under Section 20 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 or a comparable state or local program) for 80 hours or more.

2. An individual who regained eligibility and who is no longer fulfilling the work requirement is eligible for three consecutive countable months one time during the 36-month fixed-clock period, starting on the date the individual first notifies the agency that he or she is no longer fulfilling the work requirement, unless the individual has been satisfying the work requirement by participating in a work, training, or workfare program, in which case the period starts on the date the agency notifies the individual that he or she is no longer meeting the work requirement.

D. The first countable month of this provision is November, 1996.

La. Admin. Code tit. 67, § III-1940

Promulgated by the Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, LR 23:81 (January 1997) amended LR 34:885 (May 2008), amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability and Self-Sufficiency Section, LR 36:2528 (November 2010), Amended by the Department of Children and Family Services, Economic Stability Section, LR 421652 (10/1/2016), Amended by LR 461219 (9/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with P.L. 104-193, 7 CFR 273.24, and P.L. 110-246.