Federal Benefits Chart
E&T Overview
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T) offers training, education, job search assistance, and work experience opportunities to SNAP recipients.
Key Decision Points
See key decision points under SNAP, as benefit eligibility is linked.
Federal Funding Agency
Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Relevant State/Local Agency, Office, and Contacts
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Features
SNAP E&T provides training, education, job search assistance, and work experience opportunities for SNAP recipients. Most able-bodied adults without dependents who receive SNAP are required to either work or participate in E&T or another employment and training program for at least 20 hours per week. However, participation in employment and training programs is limited to 120 hours per month, both for those who are required to participate and those who voluntarily participate.
Eligibility
- Other
Generally ABAWDS between 18 and 50 who do not have any dependent children can get SNAP benefits only for 3 months in a 36-month period if they do not work or participate in a workfare or employment and training program other than job search. This requirement is waived in some locations.
With some exceptions, able-bodied adults between 16 and 60 must register for work, accept suitable employment, and take part in an employment and training program to which they are referred by the local office. Failure to comply with these requirements can result in disqualification from the program.
Potential Limitations
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (the 1996 "welfare law") (the 1996 "welfare law") created a lifetime ban on SNAP benefits for anyone convicted of a drug felony after August 22, 1996. However, states have flexibility to opt out of or modify this federal provision to enable individuals with felony drug convictions who meet other eligibility criteria to access some or all SNAP benefits. For more information, see the Drug Felony Document at Reentry Myth Busters.
Examples
Project RIO (Tex.): Case managers refer job seekers to the Health and Human Services Commission for SNAP eligibility determination and monitor the E&T outreach pool to assure subsequent co-enrollment into E&T once the Project RIO job seeker is made available in the outreach pool.
For more information: http://www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/rio.html.
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