Basic Food Work Requirements - Basic Food Employment and Training (BF E&T) Program

Revised April 18, 2013

WAC 388-444-0015

CLARIFYING INFORMATION

1. The Basic Food Employment and Training (BF E&T) program was formerly known as a program that included only E&T services offered by certain contracted community colleges in limited areas of the state and fell under Food Stamp Employment and Training (FS E&T).

2. Effective October 1, 2010, BF E&T is the new name for FS E&T and will be an all-volunteer program that will include any approved Basic Food E&T service offered in any part of Washington State.

3. BF E&T services are available for exempt and non-exempt clients eligible for federal SNAP benefits living in Washington State who receive assistance from contracted agencies or colleges providing BF E&T services.

4. See APPENDIX II for a list of BF E&T Partner Colleges and the counties in which they offer services.

eJAS PROCEDURES

Use the following procedures to refer a client for services:

1.    Search to see if the client information is in the system.

a.    If the client information is not found in the system, add the client information by pressing the Client Add Screen. 

b.    The Case Number for client receiving only Basic Food shows a $ in the third character of the number. The $ distinguishes a Basic Food client from a TANF client. (I.e., 68$94568987)

c.    Food Stamp Type (F1 HELP) provides the codes for ABAWDs and non-ABAWDs.

2.    On the component screen enter:

a.    The "RF" (referral), "WF" (Workfare), or "WE" (Work Experience) code;

b.    The date you see the client to determine eligibility (State Date);

c.    The DSHS worker ID of the person who will be responsible for the follow-up activities;

d.    For all codes input the end date for when the component is scheduled to end. For example:

§  For Job Search the end date is 30 days from the start of the component.

§  For Workfare the end date is the next Basic Food re-certification date.

e.    Authorize support services as described in Basic Food Work Requirements Section D - BF E&T Payments for Related Expenses.

3.    The eJAS Basic Food Status field is updated automatically based on coding in ACES.  eJAS updates the Basic Food Status based on the following coding in ACES:

·        If the Food Stamp Participation status is AB (Able Bodied Adults without Dependents), and the Financial Responsibility is not RN and the client’s age is 18-49, then the Basic Food Status will be ABD (ABAWD)

·         If the Food Stamp Participation Status is AB (Able Bodied Adults without Dependents), and Financial Responsibility is not RN, and age is not 18-49, then the Basic Food Status will be blank.

·         If the Food Stamp Participation status is MP (Mandatory Participant) , and there is a member on the STAT screen with HOH Relationship Code = CH (child) and age is 16-59, then the Basic Food Status will be NON (Exempt)

·         If the Food Stamp Participation status is MP(Mandatory Participant), and first two conditions are not met, and age is 50-59, the Basic Food Status will be  NAB (Non ABAWD)

·         If the Food Stamp Participation status is MP (Mandatory Participant), and none of the above are met, the Basic Food Status will be blank.

·         If the Food Stamp Participation status is VP (Voluntary Participant), the Basic Food Status will be  VOL (Volunteer).

ACES PROCEDURES

Work Registration

See Interview - (WORK) Work Registration / Participation Screen

See Basic Food - Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD)