PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS
ISSUE DATE: 03/2026
Participation requirements for Orientation and Employment Services (ES) differ.
For information on participation requirements for Orientation, see 0028.09 (ES Overview/SNAP E&T Orientation).
For information on participation requirements for Employment Services, see the program provisions below. Also see 0028.06.03 (Who Must Participate in Empl. Services/SNAP E&T).
MFIP:
All MFIP caregivers receiving assistance MUST engage in Employment Services, including MFIP caregivers who are disqualified effective 10-1-07 or later due to an intentional program violation, unless they meet the exemption criteria as specified in 0028.06.02 (Universal Participation Provisions).
SNAP:
At the time the county agency notifies the household that it is eligible for SNAP, it must notify all time-limited participants subject to work provisions that they can volunteer to participate with the SNAP E&T program each month, and that the participant must attend an orientation if they volunteer.
Some people are required to follow work rules even though participating in SNAP E&T is voluntary. See 0028.06.12 (Who Is Exempt From the SNAP General Work Rules), 0028.07 (General Work Rules for SNAP), 0011.24 (Time-limited SNAP Recipients).
MSA, GA, HSP:
No provisions.
PREVIOUS REVISIONS
| Date | Notes |
|---|---|
| 07/2025 | updates cross-reference title 0028.06.12 (Who is Exempt from SNAP Work Registration) to 0028.06.12 (Who is Exempt from the SNAP General Work Rules). |
| 02/2023 | in SNAP updates title for 11.24 to Time-limited SNAP Recipients |
| 12/2021 | in SNAP deletes and adds language for clarity. It also adds appropriate cross-references. |
| 12/2018 | in SNAP deletes and adds language because participation in SNAP E&T is now voluntary. |
| 12/2014 | Removed WB. This program was suspended 12/1/14. |
| 08/2013 | update cross-references to 0028.06.03, 0028.06.10, 0028.06.12, 0028.09, 0028.20. No policy was changed. |
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