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Basic page WIC Food Packages - Regulatory Requirements for WIC-Eligible Foods

The following list provides the federal requirements for WIC-eligible foods. USDA requirements for WIC-eligible foods can be found in 7 CFR Part 246.10 and WIC Policy Memorandum #2015-3, Eligibility of White Potatoes for Purchase with the Cash-Value Vouchers.

11/30/2022
Resource | Federal Register Documents Comment Request: SNAP E&T Program Performance Measurement, Monitoring and Reporting Requirements

This is an extension, without change, of a currently approved collection. USDA requires that state agencies report outcome data for the SNAP E&T programs. In order for FNS to monitor the effectiveness of E&T programs state agencies are required to report outcome data on five separate reporting measures.

2022-25146
11/18/2022
Resource | Policy Memos SNAP - Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents Percentage Exemption Totals for FY 23 - Not Adjusted for Carryover

FNS has estimated the number of new discretionary exemptions each state has earned for FY 2023. States that operated under a statewide waiver of the ABAWD time limit did not earn any new exemptions.

09/28/2022
Resource | Federal Register Documents Information Collection: SNAP Waivers Under the Food and Nutrition Act

This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection of information relating to a time limit of the receipt of benefits under SNAP for certain able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) who are not working.

07/29/2022
Resource | Policy Memos SNAP - ABAWD Discretionary Exemptions Totals for FY 2022

This memorandum adjusts the total number of exemptions available to each state for FY 2022. This includes increases in the number of exemptions available to states in which caseloads increased by more than 10 percent.

04/14/2022
Resource | Policy Memos SNAP COVID-19 Voluntary Quit and Good Cause Policy Clarification

This memorandum provides guidance to state agencies on how to determine if an individual has good cause for not meeting the general work requirement in situations related to COVID-19 vaccination requirements and COVID-19 workplace safeguards.

04/07/2022
Page updated: October 14, 2021