These questions and answers provide additional information on implementing Section 10102 of the OBBB, which changes exceptions from the time limit, restricts waivers of the time limit, and allows for good faith exemptions for Alaska and Hawaii.
This collection is a revision of a currently approved collection. This information collection announces the intent of the Food and Nutrition Service to revise and report on the activities associated with the replacement of multiple Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Electronic Benefit Transfer cards, as well as the monitoring and notices associated with excessive requests for replacement SNAP EBT cards.
The primary objective of this Handbook is to help state agencies navigate FNA requirements to secure approval, and get the requested funding, for modern eligibility systems and EBT benefit delivery services.
This memorandum provides estimates of the number of new discretionary exemptions each state agency has earned for FY 2026.
In an effort to reduce fraud, waste and abuse, we are issuing this memorandum to clarify SNAP Electronic Benefits Transfer expungement policy. States are strongly encouraged to expunge benefit allotments nine months after issuance, regardless of the household’s SNAP activity, in accordance with regulatory requirements.
This memorandum provides state agencies with additional information on implementing Section 10102(b) and (c) of the OBBB, which changes criteria for waivers of the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) time limit with special provisions for Alaska and Hawaii. Please note, we are reviewing SNAP regulations pertaining to ABAWD waiver requirements following enactment of the OBBB to determine changes necessary to comply with the changes.
This memorandum provides state agencies additional information on implementing Section 10102(a) of the OBBB, which changes exceptions from the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) time limit.
This collection is based on the final rule titled, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Program Purpose and Work Requirement Provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 published on Dec. 17, 2024, in the Federal Register. Since it has been a while since the agency sought public comments, the agency is opening the Paperwork Reduction Act requirements for 30 days.
This memorandum adjusts the total number of exemptions available to each state for FY 2025. This includes adjustments in the number of exemptions available to states in which caseloads change by more than 10 percent.
This collection is for providing SNAP households advance or concurrent notice of state agency action to store unused SNAP benefits offline due to three or more months of account inactivity and for those households to seek reinstatement of benefits prior to permanent expungement. Additionally, this collection is for providing SNAP households advance or concurrent notice prior to the state agency expunging unused SNAP benefits from the household's Electronic Benefit Transfer account due to nine months of account inactivity.