Policy Directive                                                                       Issuance Number: FSC 09-06

Food Stamp Certification Manual                     Issuance Date:   03-09-2009

From: Joni Jones, Director                                Expiration Date: Until Superseded

Subj:   SNAP Requirement to Work (RTW) Waivers - Annual Update

I.          RTW Waivers Effective Immediately

Effective immediately, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has granted the State permission to waive the Food Stamp Program Requirement to Work (RTW) statewide.  The waiver will continue through 9/30/2010 and is a result of the passage and implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

II.        E & T Provisions

Participation in the E&T Program is not related to waiver or non-waiver status. 

If any county has an E&T Program operating, the county office workers must remember that all SNAP participants who are subject to the RTW are mandatory for the E&T Program. 

See FSC 3621.1 for instructions on registering non-exempt ABAWDS.

Other participants who are subject to the work registration requirements but not the RTW may be referred if they volunteer.

III.       Counties Where An RTW Waiver Is Being Continued

No special actions are required in these counties where the waiver is continued without interruption.

IV.       Actions Required In Benton and  Washington Counties

For the duration of this directive, these counties are no longer required to grant, track, and report RTW personal exemptions.

Inquiries to:     Larry Crutchfield, SNAP Unit, (501) 682-8276

                        Larry.Crutchfield@arkansas.gov