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The Employment Plan (EP) is a written plan specifying in detail the services to be provided to a participant, the requirements with which the participant must comply and the consequences for failure to comply. An EP must be developed within 30 days of the person being referred to SNAP E&T and must be based on the employability assessment conducted for the participant. The employability assessment and EP must be done in consultation with the participant. The participant must sign and receive a copy of the EP. Participants who refuse to cooperate with development of the plan or to sign the plan are considered non-compliant with SNAP E&T.

Use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment and Training (SNAP E&T) Employment Plan (DHS-6020) (PDF) developed for SNAP E&T clients.

Counties may develop their own Employment Plan form. The county designed EP form must contain these standard components:

●	A specific employment objective that the participant is working toward.
●	The specific services to be provided that will lead to that objective.
●	The dates, times, and locations of where services will be provided.
●	The hours of activity required each week.
●	Requirements for daily activity.
●	Job search, job acceptance, and job retention requirements.
●	Information about the consequences of failing to comply with the EP.
●	The name and telephone number of an Employment Service Provider (ESP) contact person.

The plan of services must address the need to work or participate in work activities at least 80 hours per month in order to earn additional months of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility. Except for SNAP E&T job search and job club, all SNAP E&T activities count toward the 80-hour per month Able-Bodied-Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) work requirement. Participation in Workforce Investment Act (WIA) job search WILL count toward the 80-hour requirement, if participants are co-enrolled in WIA for job search. The ESP is responsible for co-enrolling a participant.

An EP must be developed for each episode of SNAP eligibility.