461-190-0310 Temporary Effective 01/25/21 through 07/23/21
Limits to the SNAP Training and Employment Program
- The OFSET Program ends for all individuals effective September 30, 2019.
- The SNAP Training and Employment Program (STEP) is available to individuals in the SNAP need group (see OAR 461-110-0630) who are:
- 16 years of age and older, and
- Not Job Opportunity and Basic Skills (JOBS) program eligible.
- For an ABAWD (see OAR 461-135-0520) residing in one of the SNAP time limit areas (see OAR 461-135-0520), the STEP components and activities must meet the following requirements:
- The case plan (see OAR 461-001-0020) may not require more than 20 hours of activities per week.
- Except for Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (see OAR 461-001-0020) and Workfare (see OAR 461-190-0500), an individual may not be required to participate in job search (see OAR 461-001-0020) activities more than nine hours per week. The balance of the 20 hours per week must be in work-related or training (not job search) activities.
- The individual may participate in a Workfare program under OAR 461-190-0500.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, 411.816
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 409.010, 411.816, 7 USC 2015, 7 USC 2029, 7 CFR 273.7, 7 CFR 273.24