This guide consolidates and underscores FNA policy concerning waivers of the ABAWD time limit and replaces its predecessor, FNA' December 2016 Guide to Supporting Requests to Waive the Time Limit for Able-Bodied Adults without Dependents (ABAWD). FNA advises state agencies to use this guide to understand, obtain, and prepare evidence that successfully supports an ABAWD time limit waiver request based on relevant sections of the Act; federal regulations; and historical SNAP policy.
This document informs the public that the FNA is withdrawing the proposed rule titled Revision of Categorical Eligibility in SNAP that published in the Federal Register on July 24, 2019.
The U.S. Department of Education has designated USDA, under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as an entity that may use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid data.
The final rule implements the changes made by section 4005 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to the SNAP pertaining to the E&T program and aspects of the work requirement for able-bodied adults without dependents.