10.5 Appendix E: Qualifying Work Programs for ABAWDS

Qualifying Work Program	Qualifying ABAWD Activities	Hours Required	Funding
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) 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; Monthly hours for workfare are calculated by 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, Tribal TANF, Children First, Transform Milwaukee Jobs Program, TEMP	Participating and complying with any work requirement under title IV of Social Security Act	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

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