Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 18 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part 14 - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Policy Manual
Chapter 13 - Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWDs)
Rule 18-14-13.6 - Exemptions to the ABAWD Work Requirements
Current through September 24, 2024
An individuals is not subject to the ABAWD time limits if he or she is:
A. Under 18 or age 52 or older;
B. Determined by MDHS to be mentally or physically unfit for employment;
C. Is a parent (natural, adoptive, or step) of a household member under age 18, regardless of that member's eligibility status;
D. Is residing in a household where a household member is under age 18, regardless of that member's eligibility status;
E. Pregnant;
F. Homeless individual;
G. U.S. Armed Forces Veteran (active or reserve unit);
H. Age 24 or younger in the responsibility of the State, District, Territory, or Indian Tribal Organization's foster care system on the date the individual turned 18 years old; or
I. Otherwise exempt from the general SNAP work requirements.
Modification exception exemptions F-H sunset October 1, 2030, per the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023(FRA).
7 CFR § 273.24(c); 7 USCA§2015(6)(0)(3)
