Section 16.03.04.251 - ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS (ABAWD) WORK REQUIREMENTTo participate in the Food Stamp program, a person must meet one (1) of the following. A person who does not meet one (1) of these conditions may not participate in the Food Stamp program as a member of any household for more than three (3) full months (consecutive or otherwise) in a fixed thirty-six (36) month period.
01.Work at Least Eighty Hours per Month. The person must work at least eighty (80) hours per month. The definition of work is any combination of:a. Work in exchange for money.b. Work in exchange for goods or services, known as "in-kind" work.c. Unpaid work, with a public or private non-profit agency.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.03.Combination of Work and Work Programs. 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.04.Participate in Work Opportunities. The person must participate in and comply with the requirements of a Work Opportunities program.05.Residents of High Unemployment Areas. ABAWDs residing in a county identified by the Department as having high unemployment or lack of jobs may not be subject to the three (3) month limitation of benefits. ABAWDs residing in these counties are subject to JSAP work requirement.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.03.04.251