# 89 Ill. Adm. Code 121.23: Section 121.23 Work Registration/Participation Requirements

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## Section

- **Citation:** 89 Ill. Adm. Code 121.23
- **Heading:** Section 121.23 Work Registration/Participation Requirements
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 89 SOCIAL SERVICES / CHAPTER IV: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES / Part 121 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) / Section 121.23 Work Registration/Participation Requirements

## Text

Section 121
Section 121.23  Work
Registration/Participation Requirements
a)         All nonexempt adults who are eligible members of a SNAP
household shall register for employment and accept suitable employment.
Compliance with this requirement is a prerequisite to certification and program
benefits shall not be granted conditionally prior to registration by nonexempt
household members.  However, under expedited services, the applicant must
register but registration of other members may be postponed.
b)         All nonexempt individuals must register in the following
circumstances:
1)         prior to initial certification;
2)         for a new household member, prior to addition to the case;
3)         once every 12 months; and
4)         when as a result of a change which the household is required
to report, a member loses exempt status.  (See 89 Ill. Adm. Code 102.50(c).)
c)         Participation in TANF work and training activities shall meet
the SNAP work registration requirement.
d)         Registration with a Refugee Placement Agency or Illinois Job
Service for Refugee Assistance/SNAP recipients shall meet the SNAP work
registration requirements.
e)         Each household member who is required to register for
employment is also required to:
1)         participate in a TANF work and training program, if receiving
TANF benefits, in accordance with 89 Ill. Adm. Code 112.72;
2)         respond to requests for supplemental information regarding
employment status or availability for work;
3)         report to employers to whom referred;
4)         accept a bona fide offer of suitable employment (see Section
121.28(b) for a definition of "suitable employment"); and
5)         not voluntarily quit a job or reduce work hours without good
cause (see Section 121.28(a) for definition of "good cause").

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