Able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWDs) can get SNAP for only three months in a 3-year period if they do not meet certain work requirements. This is called the ABAWD time limit.
The Food and Nutrition Act allows states to ask FNS to temporarily waive the ABAWD time limit based on evidence showing that an area has an unemployment rate of over 10 percent or does not have a sufficient number of jobs. An ABAWD time limit waiver does not waive the general SNAP work requirements.
FY 1997-1999
As required by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, FNS is providing available ABAWD waiver materials to the public to increase waiver transparency. Documents prior to FY 2013 may only be available in part. This webpage contains ABAWD waiver materials for FY 1997-1999.
State Requests and Supporting Documents
Select a fiscal year (FY) to download all state requests and supporting documents for that year. Note: FY 1997 does not have any requests available for download.
FNS Response Documents
The following states have submitted waivers. Select a state name to see FNS' response (approvals and denials) to state requests.
- Alabama
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (01/13/1999)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (02/19/1999)
- Alaska
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (03/13/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (04/05/1999)
- Arizona
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (03/06/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (04/23/1999)
- Arkansas
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (05/17/1999)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (12/10/1998)
- California
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (07/23/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (01/28/1999)
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (03/02/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (03/02/1999)
- Georgia
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (12/08/1997)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (11/04/1998)
- Hawaii
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (01/14/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (10/27/1998)
- Idaho
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (02/10/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (01/15/1999)
- Illinois
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (12/09/1997)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (12/30/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (12/30/1998)
- Indiana
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (03/08/1999)
- Kentucky
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (04/28/1998)
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (01/14/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (02/03/1999)
- Louisiana
- Maine
- FY 1997 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response
- FY 1997 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (11/3/1997)
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (3/22/1999)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (7/1/1999)
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (3/5/1998)
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (8/12/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (1/28/1999)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (3/9/1999)
- Nebraska
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (5/6/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (3/20/1998)
- Nevada
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (3/12/1998)
- New Hampshire
- FY 1997 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (10/8/1998)
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (10/8/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (10/9/1998)
- New Jersey
- FY 1997 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (11/25/1996)
- FY 1997 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (3/20/1997)
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (1/16/1998)
- New Mexico
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (4/23/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (4/22/1999)
- New York
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (2/19/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (3/12/1999)
- North Dakota
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (3/20/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (3/16/1999)
- Pennsylvania
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (6/7/1999)
- Modification 1 (9/22/1999)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (6/7/1999)
- Rhode Island
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (12/22/1998)
- South Carolina
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (2/17/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (4/1/1999)
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (1/29/1999)
- Texas
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (10/3/1997)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (10/22/1998)
- Utah
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (1/20/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response ()
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (1/21/1999)
- Vermont
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (4/28/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (4/14/1999)
- Virginia
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (6/24/1998)
- Washington
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (4/13/1998)
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (3/4/1998)
- FY 1998 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (10/23/1997)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (11/4/1998)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (6/10/1999)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (8/27/1999)
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (4/16/1999)
- West Virginia
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (12/16/1998)
- Wyoming
- FY 1999 ABAWD Waiver - FNS Response (61/1999)
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