049-2 Wyo. Code R. § 2-5

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 2-5 - Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD)

This section is administered in accordance with the Food Stamp Act of 1977 as amended ( 7 U.S.C. 2015 ) and approved waivers with the following exceptions and clarifications:

(a) ABAWD Work Requirements. An able-bodied adult, without any children living in the same household, shall only receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for three (3) months out of every thirty-six (36) months unless he/she:

(i) Works eighty (80) hours or more per month;

(ii) Participates in and complies with the requirements of one (1) of the following work programs for eighty (80) hours or more per month:
- (A) Workforce Investment Act (WIA), or
- (B) Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); or

(iii) Works or participates in a work program for a combined total of eighty (80) hours or more per month.

(b) Exemptions from the three month limit. The benefit limit shall not apply to those individuals exempted in the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, ( 7 U.S.C. 2015 ) or to an individual if he/she is an enrolled tribal member living on the Wind River Indian Reservation.

(c) Determining Eligibility for Benefits.

(i) DFS identifies each ABAWD in a household at the time of application or at the time of the first benefit recertification.

(ii) DFS shall look back at the previous thirty-six (36) months to determine if the ABAWD received three (3) months of benefits while not meeting the work requirements.

(iii) DFS shall count only months in which the ABAWD received a full month's benefits:
- (A) Paid on or after December 1, 1996;
- (B) As a mandatory individual; and
- (C) While not meeting the work requirements.

(d) The United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Services (FNS), may, on occasion, authorize suspension of the ABAWD requirements, as allowed by law. During the periods of suspension, the above requirements will not be applied.

049-2 Wyo. Code R. § 2-5