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Resource | Guidance Documents Clarifying Requirements for Compliance with Prisoner Verification System and Deceased Matching System Regulations

The purpose of this memo is to reiterate the importance of state compliance with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program regulations, Prisoner Verification System and Deceased Matching System.

09/24/2019
Resource | Guidance Documents Use of Electronic Benefit Transfer Data as Evidence of an Intentional Program Violation in SNAP

FNA is issuing this memorandum on the use of Electronic Benefit Transfer transaction data as evidence of an intentional program violation.

09/09/2019
Resource | Policy FY 20 SNAP QC Tolerance Level and Update to FNS Handbook 310

SNAP’s QC system uses a tolerance level to set the threshold for determining which errors are included in the national payment error rate calculation. For FY 2020, the tolerance threshold will remain at $37.

08/29/2019
Resource | Guidance Documents Information from Third Party Payroll Sources

This memorandum clarifies the use of third party payroll sources for SNAP certification policy and quality control purposes. The first two sections of this memorandum apply to certification policy and the section titled Quality Control Considerations provides details on how to treat verification from a third party payroll source for QC reviews.

08/21/2019
Resource | Guidance Documents SNAP - FY 2020 Cost of Living Adjustments

This memorandum provides the FY 2020 Cost-of-Living Adjustments to the SNAP maximum allotments, income eligibility standards and deductions. COLAs are effective as of Oct. 1, 2019.

07/24/2019
Resource | Guidance Documents EBT CVB at WIC-Authorized Farmers and Farmers’ Markets

This memo transmits the requirements for a state agency seeking to implement EBT/CVB at WIC-authorized Farmers and Farmers' Markets.

04/11/2019
Resource | Guidance Documents FY 2019 Homeless Shelter Deduction Memo

On Dec. 20, 2018, SNAP was reauthorized as part of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018. This information memorandum describes the provisions of Section 4004 of the Act, which is self-executing. An information memorandum outlining the remaining SNAP provisions will follow shortly.

02/08/2019
Resource | Guidance Documents SNAP: Revised Allotments for Hawaii for FY 2013

FNA is adjusting the State of Hawaii's maximum and minimum SNAP allotments for fiscal year 2013, due to recent updates in the state's Thrifty Food Plan.

08/22/2012
Resource | Guidance Documents SNAP FY 2013 Cost-of-Living Adjustments

Attached are the fiscal year (FY) 2013 Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAS) to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) income eligibility standards and deductions for the 48 contiguous states and D.C., Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

08/03/2012
Resource | Guidance Documents SNAP: Clarification of Comparable Disqualification

This memorandum provides clarification of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) comparable disqualification policy.

04/25/2012
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