Determining Determining ABAWD StatusABAWD Status

How to determine if an individual How to determine if an individual is Exempt, Compliant or is Exempt, Compliant or Noncompliant with ABAWD Noncompliant with ABAWD requirements.requirements.

What’s an ABAWD?What’s an ABAWD?

Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents:Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents: Individuals Individuals 1818 throughthrough 4949 years old, years old,

who do who do notnot care for a dependent child. care for a dependent child. For For thisthis policy, a dependent child is policy, a dependent child is

under age under age 1818 AND a AND a householdhousehold membermember. .

Able-Bodied means they Able-Bodied means they areare able to able to work. work.

Why Does it Matter?Why Does it Matter?

ABAWDs are ABAWDs are onlyonly eligible for eligible for 33 months of SNAP within a months of SNAP within a 3636--month period, if month period, if notnot in in compliance with work compliance with work requirements! requirements!

ABAWD ExemptionsABAWD Exemptions

ABAWD ABAWD ExemptionsExemptions are listed in are listed in Vol. IIA, Vol. IIA, MS 2105..

Review these 5 ABAWD Review these 5 ABAWD Exemptions, and summarize them Exemptions, and summarize them in your own words on your Notes in your own words on your Notes Pages...Pages...

Non-Exempt Non-Exempt ABAWDs...ABAWDs... Must Must ComplyComply with “ABAWD with “ABAWD

WorkWork Requirements” to receive Requirements” to receive more than more than 33 months of SNAP in a months of SNAP in a 3636-month period.-month period.

The FS-500.1 Explains rules and requirements for ABAWDs...

FS-500.1 Fact SheetFS-500.1 Fact Sheet

Provide FS-500.1 “ABAWD Fact Sheet” Provide FS-500.1 “ABAWD Fact Sheet” to each to each Non-ExemptNon-Exempt ABAWD. ABAWD.

Annotate the copies given on the Annotate the copies given on the PAFS-203PAFS-203, and have the client sign., and have the client sign.

Locate and review Locate and review this form, so that this form, so that you could explain it you could explain it to a client...to a client...

ABAWD Work ABAWD Work RequirementsRequirements

Activities and circumstances that meet Activities and circumstances that meet ABAWD Work RequirementsABAWD Work Requirements, are , are listed in Vol. IIA, listed in Vol. IIA, MS 2100..

Go to that Manual Section, and Go to that Manual Section, and complete the “ABAWD Compliance” complete the “ABAWD Compliance” section of your Notes Pages...section of your Notes Pages...

ABAWD ABAWD NoncomplianceNoncompliance ABAWDs who accumulate 3 ABAWDs who accumulate 3

Noncompliant months within a 36-Noncompliant months within a 36-month period are month period are ineligibleineligible until they until they ComplyComply or become or become ExemptExempt from from ABAWD requirements. ABAWD requirements.

Noncompliant months do Noncompliant months do NOTNOT have to have to be be consecutiveconsecutive..

ABAWD System EntriesABAWD System Entries

The next few slides highlight those The next few slides highlight those questions on KAMES which are questions on KAMES which are related to ABAWD Exemptions, related to ABAWD Exemptions, Compliance and Tracking.Compliance and Tracking.

First Member ScreenFirst Member Screen

These fields (used These fields (used for WR) are also to for WR) are also to Exempt ABAWDs Exempt ABAWDs who are caring for who are caring for children under 18.children under 18.

Answer “Y” to Answer “Y” to “FS”, and enter “FS”, and enter the youngest the youngest child’s DOB for child’s DOB for eacheach adult HH adult HH member.member.

Pregnant or Working?Pregnant or Working?

Here are 2 ABAWD questions:Here are 2 ABAWD questions:– Both of these must be verified. Both of these must be verified. – Convert work hours to monthly Convert work hours to monthly

when answering.when answering.

WEP or VES?WEP or VES?

If an ABAWD is not If an ABAWD is not currentlycurrently in compliance with work in compliance with work requirements, but requirements, but doesdoes intend to comply with ETP, answer intend to comply with ETP, answer “Y” to WEP or VES, and indicate “W” as the type.“Y” to WEP or VES, and indicate “W” as the type.

This question is This question is onlyonly answered “Y” in answered “Y” in activeactive ETP counties. ETP counties. WEP is a placement for the 30-day job search.WEP is a placement for the 30-day job search.

Refusal to ComplyRefusal to Comply

If the ABAWD is If the ABAWD is notnot currently meeting work currently meeting work requirements, and states they will requirements, and states they will NOTNOT comply comply with ETP, answer “N” to that “WEP or VES” with ETP, answer “N” to that “WEP or VES” question.question.

KAMES will then assign KAMES will then assign NoncompliantNoncompliant ABAWD ABAWD months for this individual.months for this individual.

NoteNote: Discourage folks from saying “No” : Discourage folks from saying “No” to ETP at this point. to ETP at this point. Make Make everyevery attempt to get individuals to comply attempt to get individuals to comply with ETP!with ETP!

Disposition ScreenDisposition Screen

On the member eligibility screen, there will be On the member eligibility screen, there will be an ABAWD Tracking Code.an ABAWD Tracking Code.

““PM” is for the Prorated Month benefits.PM” is for the Prorated Month benefits. ““PM” months are considered Compliant months.PM” months are considered Compliant months.

Noncompliant MonthsNoncompliant Months

The Tracking Code for The Tracking Code for NoncompliantNoncompliant months is months is ““BABA”.”.

After 3 “BA” months, the individual is ineligible for After 3 “BA” months, the individual is ineligible for FB during the rest of that 36-month period, unless FB during the rest of that 36-month period, unless they become exempt or compliant.they become exempt or compliant.

Some Other Tracking Some Other Tracking CodesCodes

WVWV: Waiver county, exempt from ABAWD: Waiver county, exempt from ABAWD DCDC: Cares for a dependent child under 18: Cares for a dependent child under 18 ERER: Exempt from work registration: Exempt from work registration HRHR: Works 80 hours or more per month: Works 80 hours or more per month PGPG: Pregnant: Pregnant WPWP: Participating in WEP: Participating in WEP BNBN: Bonus month: Bonus month

That’s the Facts!That’s the Facts!

Please return to Blackboard, and Please return to Blackboard, and complete thecomplete the “ “ABAWD Review ABAWD Review ActivityActivity” ” to check your to check your understanding of ABAWD policy and understanding of ABAWD policy and procedures.procedures.