Are you an ABAWD? Keep Your SNAP Benefits!
ABAWD stands for Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents. An ABAWD is a person between 18 to 64 years old who can work and doesn't live with any children under the age of 14. Your local social services district will tell you if you are an ABAWD.
If you are an ABAWD, you can only get SNAP benefits for 3 months unless you meet the federal ABAWD work rules. To keep getting SNAP beyond 3 months, you must submit proof of work (paid or unpaid, volunteering or doing an approved E&T activity) to your social services worker.
If you think you should be exempt from the federal ABAWD work rules, talk to you social services worker.
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