You need to do 80 hours each month of work or approved activities through:
Paid work or self-employment
Volunteering
Trading work for housing or other needs (bartering)
Joining a SNAP Employment and Training (E&T) Program
Any mix of the above
Proof of work activities
If you work or volunteer on your own, you’ll need to provide proof.
Proof can be a pay stub or signed letter from:
Your employer
A volunteer coordinator
The person you trade work with
The letter should include:
Your full name (and SNAP case number if you have it)
How many hours you work each week
When the work started and if it will continue
Name, contact information and signature of the person writing the letter (if we can’t confirm the information, we may contact them to check)
If you already meet the work rules
If you already meet the work rules, you may just need to provide proof.
You may meet the rules if you:
Work 30 hours a week, or earn at least $935.25 a month (before taxes)
Are self-employed and earn at least:
$935.25 a month (with no business costs), or
$1,870.50 a month (with business costs)
Volunteer or do community service
Trade work for housing or other needs (bartering)
Get unemployment benefits (or have applied and not been denied)