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Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2013-0092 ABAWD Question and Answers

Attached are questions posed by state agencies and Food and Nutrition Service responses that provide clarification on SNAP policy surrounding time-limited participation for ABAWDs.

12/20/2013
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2013-0065 SNAP- Able Bodied Adults without Dependents Waivers for FY 2014

This memo provides the list of states that are eligible to waive SNAP participation time limits for Able Bodied Adults without Dependents for FY 2014. Under SNAP regulations, a state can qualify for a 12-month statewide ABA WD waiver if the Department of Labor Unemployment Insurance Service determines that it qualifies for extended unemployment benefits.

08/02/2013
Resource | Policy Memos | FNS-GD-2008-0018 Calculation of Value of ABAWD Exemptions in Cases Where States Overuse Their Allocations

This is a follow up to our Nov. 8, 2007, memorandum to Food Stamp Program Directors concerning overuse of 15 percent Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents exemptions by state agencies.

03/05/2008
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