SNAP E&T COMPONENTS & Workforce/LabourForce Participation & You
These are examples of workforce/labourforce participation in various ways that can also mean that yes you are still participating in the workforce but your just not being paid by the hour but the state will still get credit for it juts by you signing up and doing your part.
This can also mean that the state should have cut your baby mama a check just for your workforce participation in any such program such as this.
5.3 - SNAP E&T SERVICES
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides Employment Services (ES) to program participants. SNAP participants are served by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training (SNAP E&T) program.
5.6 - SNAP E&T ORIENTATION
The county agency or its Employment Services Provider (ESP) must provide an orientation to the SNAP E&T program for each Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents (ABAWD) referred to the program. The purpose of the orientation is to explain participation requirements, describe available services, identify the ESP, explain that SNAP E&T can help ABAWDs meet their eligibility and work requirements, and encourage the participant to move to self-sufficiency through employment.
5.9 - EMPLOYABILITY ASSESSMENT
SNAP E&T services may begin as early as the date you approve Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility, but no later than the 1st day of the month after the month eligibility is approved. SNAP E&T services must include an employability assessment and Employment Plan (EP). The assessment and EP must be done in consultation with the client. Development of an EP is required only once in any 12 consecutive months. The client must sign the EP and receive a copy of the signed EP. The purpose of an employability assessment is to collect and evaluate information to identify a participant’s employment capabilities, barriers, and support service needs. It should be individualized and completed in an interactive face-to-face meeting with the participant. The information collected from this assessment is the basis for the EP.
5.12 - EMPLOYMENT PLAN (EP)
The Employment Plan (EP) is a written plan specifying in detail the services to be provided to a participant, the requirements with which the participant must comply and the consequences for failure to comply. An EP must be developed within 30 days of the person being referred to SNAP E&T and must be based on the employability assessment conducted for the participant. The employability assessment and EP must be done in consultation with the participant. The participant must sign and receive a copy of the EP. Participants who refuse to cooperate with development of the plan or to sign the plan are considered non-compliant with SNAP E&T.
5.18 - ADULT BASIC EDUCATION (ABE) AND GED
When participants enter the program, the Employment Services Provider (ESP) must assess them to determine if they can find a job with the skills they possess. If the lack of basic education is a barrier to obtaining suitable employment, it will generally be identified during the individual assessment. In other cases, this issue may present itself during job search or job club. In still other cases, it may not be identified until an ESP or another professional works more closely with the participant.
5.21 - POST-SECONDARY TRAINING AND EDUCATION
Post-secondary training and education activities may be included in an Employment Plan (EP) and are generally limited to 1 year. A 2nd year may be approved in limited circumstances. In order for a post-secondary education program to be approved, the participant or the Employment Services Provider (ESP) must document that
5.23 - SUPPORT SERVICES ALLOWED
The county agency must arrange for or provide support services needed to enable participants to participate in SNAP E&T, within the limit of available funds. Support services include, but are not limited to
5.26 - JOB SEARCH AND JOB CLUB
The county agency and the Employment Services Provider (ESP) may require participation in job search and/or a job club when completing the participant’s Employment Plan (EP). Satisfactory progress criteria and requirements must be clearly specified so the participant knows and understands all mandatory provisions. Job search means actively looking for a position of employment, with specific criteria to be met regarding the number of hours the participant must search, the number of verified employment contacts made, or some other measure(s) of participant effort that is required.
Voluntary Workfare Program
State agencies and political subdivisions may operate workfare programs whereby participation by food stamp recipients is voluntary. In such a program, the penalties for failure to comply, as provided in paragraph (f) of this section, will not apply for noncompliance. The amount of hours to be worked will be negotiated between the household and the operating agency, though not to exceed the limits provided under paragraph (m)(5)(ii) of this section. In addition, all protections provided under paragraph (m)(6)(i) of this section shall continue to apply. Those State agencies and political subdivisions choosing to operate such a programshall indicate in their workfare plan how their staffing will adapt to anticipated and unanticipated levels of participation. The Department will not approve plans which do not show that the benefits of the workfare program, in terms of hours worked by participants and reduced food stamp allotments due to successful job attainment, are expected to exceed the costs of such a program. In addition, if the Department finds that an approved voluntary program does not meet this criterion, the Department reserves the right to withdraw approval.
Comparable Workfare Programs
In accordance with section 6(o)(2)(C) of the Food Stamp Act, State agencies and political subdivisions may establish programscomparable to workfare under this paragraph (m) for the purpose of providing ABAWDs subject to the time limits specified at § 273.24 a means of fulfilling the work requirements in order to remain eligible for food stamps. While comparable to workfare in that they require the participant to work for his or her household's food stamp allotment, these programs may or may not conform to other workfare requirements. State agencies or political subdivisions desiring to operate a comparable workfare program must meet the following conditions: (i) The maximum number of hours worked weekly in a comparable workfare activity, combined with any other hours worked during the week by a participant for compensation (in cash or in kind) in any other capacity, must not exceed 30; (ii) Participants must not receive a fourth month of food stamp benefits (the first month for which they would not be eligible under the time limit) without having secured a workfare position or without having met their workfare obligation. Participation must be verified timely to prevent issuance of a month's benefits for which the required work obligation is not met; (iii) The State agency or political subdivision must maintain records to support the issuance of benefits to comparable workfare participants beyond the third month of eligibility; and (iv) The State agency or political subdivision must provide a description of its program, including a methodology for ensuring compliance with (m)(9)(ii) of this section. The description should be submitted to the appropriate Regional office, with copies forwarded to the Food Stamp Program National office.
