56. Are there work rules for SNAP?
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Any member of your household who is 16 or older and under 60 years old – and not exempt – must register for work during the SNAP application process. This happens when you sign the application1. SNAP work registration rules are different from the ABAWD time limit rules.
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The SNAP ABAWD 3-month time limit is not currently in effect in Massachusetts. Stay tuned for updates during 2024.
If you are between 16 and 59 years old, unless you are exempt, you agree when you sign the SNAP application that while you are getting SNAP:
- You will not quit a job where you are working 30 hours a week or more unless you have a good reason (“good cause”).
- If you are working 30 hours or more, you will not reduce your hours to less than 30 hours a week unless you have a good reason.
- If you are offered a job, you must accept it unless you have a good reason to refuse. See rules while on strike on “good cause.”
Sometimes these rules are called the “voluntary quit” rules.
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