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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) offers employment services to program participants. SNAP recipients may be served by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training (SNAP E&T) program. SNAP E&T provides services to SNAP recipients who are not receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF).

Some SNAP recipients are required to register for work. The applicant registers all assistance unit members who are required to be work registered by signing the Combined Application Form (DHS-5223) (PDF) or the Combined Application - Addendum (DHS-5223C) (PDF). Some SNAP recipients are NOT required to register for work, see 6.3 (SNAP Work Registration).

Minnesota operates an all-voluntary SNAP E&T program, exempting all work registrants, including Time-Limited Recipients (TLRs), from mandatory participation in SNAP E&T. Individuals must choose to participate in SNAP E&T knowingly. It is important for providers to determine a process for documenting program intentionality. For example, intentionality could be demonstrated by the inclusion of an additional statement on enrollment forms or a Workforce One (WF1) case note documenting a conversation with the participant.

Employment Services programs may pay for some participant related expenses. See Guidance on Costs and Reimbursements (PDF).

The following services may be provided and paid for with SNAP E&T funds:

●	Promotion of SNAP E&T activities to eligible participants.
●	Employability Assessment and Employment Plan. See 5.9 (Employability Assessment and Employment Plan (EP)).
●	Supervised Job Search. See 5.10 (Supervised Job Search and Job Search Training).
●	Job Search Training. See 5.10 (Supervised Job Search and Job Search Training).
●	Workfare. See 5.11 (Workfare).
●	Work Experience. See 5.12 (Work Experience).
●	Educational Programs. See 5.13 (Educational Programs).
●	Self-Employment Training. See 5.14 (Self-Employment Training).
●	Job Retention Services. See 5.15 (Job Retention Services).

Activity hours must be tracked in WF1 by ESPs for time-limited participants engaged in activities that count toward their work requirement, and in Supervised Job Search and Job Search Training when either of these are combined with other activities, and are intended to help meet the work requirement. The ESP must inform the county or tribal human services office when monthly participation requirements are met. See 6.6 (Time-Limited Recipients (TLRs)).

When circumstances require intervention in areas outside the expertise of the ESP or require other resources, make referrals to the appropriate county, tribe, or community agency designed to assist participants with overcoming personal/family barriers which impede successful transition to work. ESPs use other specialized providers to assist clients as part of meeting the goals of their employment plans. Circumstances may include, but are not limited to:

●	Chemical dependency.
●	Mental or emotional health.
●	Family violence.
●	Physical health.
●	Legal concerns.

If the ESP learns of a condition which would exempt a TLR from the work requirement, they must inform the county or tribal human services office. The participant may continue participation in the SNAP E&T program as a SNAP recipient not subject to the time limit.