10-144-609 Me. Code R. § 2

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024

Section 144-609-2 - PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY AND PRIORITY TARGET GROUPS

I.PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for SNAP E&T services, recipients must:

A. be receiving or enrolled for federal SNAP benefits in the State of Maine and be included in the federal SNAP household;

B. not be receiving TANF benefits;

C. be aged 16 or older; and

D. be residing within a one-hour one-way drive (60 miles) or commute to the location of SNAP E&T services or training to be provided, if such services require onsite participation.

Eligibility is also based on availability of funds and availability of SNAP E&T Providers in the area where the recipient resides.

II.PRIORITY TARGET GROUPS

Because funding for SNAP E&T services is limited based on FNS approval of an annual plan and availability of federal funding, SNAP E&T Providers must enroll participants based on the following priorities:

A. The first priority for SNAP E&T is to provide employment and training services to SNAP recipients who are subject to federal work requirements set forth in 7 C.F.R. § 273.7, including mandatory work registrants, also as outlined in Sections 111-5 and 111-6 of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Rules, 10-144 C.M.R. Chapter 301, and able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDS), as defined in 7 C.F.R. § 273.24 and in Section 111-7 of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Rules, 10-144 C.M.R. Chapter 301.

B. If funding is available, SNAP E&T Providers may enroll SNAP recipients who are otherwise eligible for SNAP E&T but currently exempted from work requirements in employment and training services, so long as the participant's goal is to obtain a job, and the assessment conducted by the SNAP E&T Provider and identified in the Individualized Employment Plan determines that employment can be realistically obtained within one year of starting services or upon completion of the employment and training program.

10-144 C.M.R. ch. 609, § 2