10.5 Appendix E: Qualifying Work Program for ABAWDS

Qualifying Work Program	Qualifying ABAWD Activities	Hours Required	Funding
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) programs	May include job search, job readiness training, occupational skills training, on the job training, adult education and literacy activities, and other employment and training services designed to help participants obtain employment.	20 hours per week	U.S. Department of Labor
Programs under section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974	Training programs for workers that have lost or may lose their job. Example: Dislocated work programs administered through Department of Workforce Development funding.	20 hours per week	U.S. Department of Labor
FSET	Basic education, vocational or technical training, on the job training, self-employment planning, work experience and workfare. Job search activities are allowable if job search accounts for less than half of required hours.	20 hours per week, except workfare and work experience; Monthly hours are equal dividing a household’s monthly FoodShare allotment by the higher of the applicable federal or state minimum wage.	Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) Work Programs	Work programs must be approved by the state. Example: W-2	Work hours are negotiated with the state and household. Hours cannot exceed hourly requirements of mandatory workfare programs.	U.S. Department of Labor
Workfare programs operated by other city, county or town government divisions	Work programs must be approved by the state. Example: Refugee Cash Assistance	Monthly hours vary from three (3) to 25 hours per month.	Federal, state or local government

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Release Date: 02/26/15

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