The ABWU transaction is used to make corrections to ABWI.

To access the ABWU transaction:

1. Login to IMS
2. Clear the screen
3. Enter ABWI <space> SSN
4. Tab down to ‘Next’ field and enter ‘ABWU’
5. Press Enter

ABWU displays the same calendar grid with codes, but the code shown for each month can be changed or deleted when corrections are needed.

Valid ABAWD Status Codes are:

• K = Initial ABAWD Not Meeting Work Rule
• W = Initial ABAWD Meeting Work Rule
• Y = Regained eligibility for three months
• M = Regained eligibility

Valid ABAWD Work Requirement Exemption Codes are:

• E = Exempt Work Registration (except age)
  Refer to article SNAP: Work Registrant Exemptions
• 2 = Certified physically or mentally unfit for employment
  The person must provide verification from medically-qualified sources to substantiate the medical exemption.
• 4 = Pregnant
  Verification of pregnancy is required
• D = Dependent Child < 14
  All Parents, who are included in the SNAP household with a member under age 14. Responsibility of a dependent child under the age of 14 excludes unrelated household member or non-parent. The child must be a dependent of the person. This exception can no longer be any person living in the home. One or both parents can meet this exception for the same child.
• A = Under 18/65+
  Client’s statement of birthdate on the case is sufficient. The IMS system will check the date with Social Security Administration (SSA). A data exchange error will occur if SSA has a different birthdate.
• T = Indian or Urban Indian
• Z = California Indian
  Individuals as defined by the federal government identified as “Indian” (which includes Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Indigenous Peoples, Tribal Members), “Urban Indians”, and “California Indians”.
  For purposes of this guidance, any participant that has a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) or citizenship card meets this exemption Definition.
  A CDIB card or citizenship card/letter is required to verify tribal enrollment or affiliation. In Oklahoma, any person that has a CDIB or citizenship card meets the definition for “Indian” or “Urban Indian”.
  If there are any questions, please send an email to the AFS.SNAP mailbox.

Expired ABAWD Work Requirements Exception Codes

Pre-Existing exceptions that expired 11/01/25 may still show coded by cannot be selected as a current option.

• F = Ex-Foster Care Individuals
• H = Homeless person
• V = Veterans

Examples:

1. 1. The client had the ABAWD status code on the case in F172 of ‘K’ when benefits for November issued. It is determined later that the client was actually meeting ABAWD work requirements that month.
   1. Go to the field for November in the applicable year.
   2. Put your cursor on the ‘K’ code and overtype it with ‘W’
   3. Press Enter

This will update the code for November on ABWI. If November was the first month the client had a ‘K’ or ‘P’ code, the total months count will reset to zero.

2. A client who was coded with ‘K’ during a previous period of SNAP receipt applies for disaster SNAP. Disaster SNAP policy does not involve ABAWD work requirements so the month these benefits are issued should not count as a ‘K’. ‘K’ was left coded in F172 when D-SNAP benefits issued.
   1. Go to the D-SNAP month in the applicable year.
   2. Put your cursor on the ‘K’ code and space through it.
   3. Press Enter

Some additional things to know:

• All months before October 2013 will be blank for all clients
• After October 2013, blank fields indicate the client did not receive SNAP benefits that month or received a D-SNAP benefit.
• Do not delete codes starting October 2013 unless it was a D-SNAP month. For other months, update them to the correct codes if needed.
• Updates through ABWU do not change the ABAWD status coding on the case in FACS
• Updates through ABWU do not alter the ABAWD status codes on the BNP or BNS screens