Examples include transitional employment, career counseling, job readiness training, resume writing and interview prep, peer mentoring, job search and placement, ESL courses, GED prep, vocational training, on-the-job training, training in basic English or math skills, case management, and job retention services. These examples are known as “allowable services” because they can be included in a SNAP E&T program if all other federal rules are met. Note: client wages are not eligible for federal funding.
If you provide extremely high-intensity allowable services, “substantial” could mean at least 15 low-income clients. If you provide low-intensity allowable services, “substantial” could mean at least 150 low-income clients. For purposes of SNAP E&T, low-income typically means having a gross income of no more than $15,684 per year for a single person, $21,120 for a family of two, $26,556 for a family of three, and upward for larger families. Some states use different income thresholds. For example, in California, individuals may be eligible with incomes of up to $24,120 per year for a single person, $32,480 per year for a family of two, $40,840 per year for a family of three, etc. (These numbers will go up slightly in 2018.)
