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Time Limit Waivers FY 1997-1999

Certain individuals can only receive SNAP for three months in a 3-year period if they do not meet specific work requirements. This is called the time limit.

The Food and Nutrition Act allows states to ask us to temporarily waive the time limit for individuals living in areas that have an unemployment rate of over 10%. Alaska and Hawaii can also request to temporarily waive the time limit for individuals living in areas with unemployment rates 1.5 times the national average. However, a time limit waiver does not waive the general SNAP work requirements.

FY 1997-1999

As required by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, we post all available waiver materials to the public to increase waiver transparency. Documents prior to FY 2013 may only be available in part. This page contains time limit 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.

FNA Response Documents

The following states have submitted waivers. Select a state name to see our response (approvals and denials) to state requests.

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

If you have any difficulties accessing or viewing these documents, please email us at SM.FN.SNAPHQ-WEB@usda.gov.

Page updated: July 16, 2026