18 MAC Pt. 14, R. 14.1
E&T Work Requirement
Cite as 18 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 14, R. 14.1
E&T Work Requirement.
A. Work Requirements
1. As a condition of eligibility for SNAP benefits, each household member who is not
exempt must comply with the following SNAP work requirements:
a) Register for work or be registered at the time of application and every 12
months after initial registration.
b) Participate in a SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) program, if
required by the agency;
c) Participate in a workfare program, if required by the agency;
d) Provide the agency with sufficient information regarding employment
status or availability for work;
e) Report to an employer to whom referred by the agency if the potential
employment meets the suitability requirements;
f) Accept a bona fide offer of suitable employment, at a wage equal to the
higher of the Federal or State minimum wage;
g) Do not voluntarily and without good cause quit a job of 30 or more hours a
week or reduce work effort to less than 30 hours a week.
B. Strikers determined eligible are subject to work registration requirements unless otherwise
exempt.
C. Household members who have applied for SSI and for SNAP benefits will have SNAP
work requirements waived until they are determined eligible for SSI and become exempt
from SNAP work requirements, or until they are determined ineligible for SSI, at which
time their exemption from SNAP work requirements will be reevaluated.