Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 18 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part 14 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Policy Manual › Chapter 14 - E and T Work Requirements › Rule 18-14-14.2 - Exemptions from E and T Work Requirements

Current through June 25, 2024
The following persons are exempt from SNAP work
				  requirements:
A. A person younger than
				16 years of age or a person 60 years of age or older. A person age 16 or 17 who
				is not the head of a household or who is attending school, or is enrolled in an
				employment training program, on at least a half-time basis, is also exempt. If
				the person turns 16 (or 18 under the preceding sentence) during a certification
				period, the agency must register the person as part of the next scheduled
				recertification process, unless the person qualifies for another
				exemption.
B. A person physically
				or mentally unfit for employment. If a mental or physical unfitness is claimed
				and the unfitness is not evident, verification will be required. Receipt of
				disability benefits generally is sufficient evidence of the disability;
				however, if the payment is issued for a partial or marginal disability, as is
				sometimes the case with VA benefits, for example, it may mean that the
				participant would not be suitable for certain types of jobs.
C. A person subject to and complying with any
				work requirement under title IV of the Social Security Act. If the exemption
				claimed is questionable, the agency is responsible for verifying the
				exemption.
D. A parent or other
				household member responsible for the care of a dependent child under 6 or an
				incapacitated person. If the child has his or her 6th birthday during a
				certification period, the agency must work register the individual responsible
				for the care of the child as part of the next scheduled recertification
				process, unless the individual qualifies for another exemption.
E. A person receiving unemployment
				compensation. A person who has applied for, but is not yet receiving,
				unemployment compensation is also exempt if that person is complying with work
				requirements that are part of the Federal-State unemployment compensation
				application process. If the exemption claimed is questionable, the agency is
				responsible for verifying the exemption with the appropriate Employment
				Security agency.
F. A regular
				participant in a drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation
				program.
G. An employed or
				self-employed person working a minimum of 30 hours weekly or earning weekly
				wages at least equal to the Federal minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours. This
				includes migrant and seasonal farm workers under contract or similar agreement
				with an employer or crew chief to begin employment within 30 days, whereby
				working 30 hours per week or which produces earnings equivalent to the Federal
				minimum wage multiplied by 30 hours. There may be instances when an
				individual's hours fluctuate so that, although that individual does work an
				average of 30 hours per week, he/she may not work 30 hours each and every week.
				The agency may obtain an average of hours worked over a period of time not to
				exceed either the length of the certification period or the 12-month work
				registration period, in order to determine if a household member qualifies for
				this exemption. An employed or self-employed person who voluntarily and without
				good cause reduces his or her work effort and, after the reduction, is working
				less than 30 hours per week, is ineligible to participate in SNAP.
H. A student enrolled at least half-time in
				any recognized school, training program, or institution of higher education.
				Students enrolled at least half-time in an institution of higher education must
				meet the student eligibility requirements. A student will remain exempt during
				normal periods of class attendance, vacation, and recess. If the student
				graduates, enrolls less than half-time, is suspended or expelled, drops out, or
				does not intend to register for the next normal school term (excluding summer),
				the agency must work register the individual, unless the individual qualifies
				for another exemption.
7 CFR §
											273.7(b)(1)