Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.04.251 - ABLE BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS (ABAWD) WORK REQUIREMENT
To participate in the Food Stamp
01.
Work at Least
Eighty Hours per Month. The person must work at least eighty (80) hours
per month. The definition of work under Section
251 of this rule is any combination
of: (3-17-22)
a. Work in exchange for money.
(3-17-22)
b. Work in exchange for
goods or services, known as "in-kind" work. (3-17-22)
c. Unpaid work, with a public or private
non-profit agency. (3-17-22)
02.
Participate in JSAP or Another Work
Program . The person must participate in and comply with the requirements
of the JSAP program (other than job search or job readiness activities), the
WIOA program , a program under Section
236 of the Trade Act of 1974, or
another work program recognized by the Department. The person must participate
for at least eighty (80) hours per month. (3-17-22)
03.
Combination of Work and Work
Program s. The person must work and participate in a work program .
Participation in work and work programs must total at least eighty (80) hours
per month. (3-17-22)
04.
Participate in Work Opportunities. The person must participate in
and comply with the requirements of a Work Opportunities program .
(3-17-22)
05.
Residents of
High Unemployment Areas. ABAWDs residing in a county identified as
having high unemployment or lack of jobs are not subject to the three (3) month
limitation of benefits. ABAWDs residing in these counties are subject to JSAP
work requirement but will not lose Food Stamp eligibility after three (3)
months if they participate fewer than eighty (80) hours per month. An ABAWD
residing in a high unemployment area must participate according to his plan.
(3-17-22)
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