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 2010-2014
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 webpage contains time limit waiver materials for FY 2010-14.
State Requests and Supporting Documents
Select a fiscal year (FY) to download all state requests and supporting documents for that year.
FNA Response Documents
The following states have submitted waivers. Select a state name to see our response (approvals and denials) to state requests.
- Alabama
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/31/2010)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/26/2012)
- Alaska
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/25/2010)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/13/2012)
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/25/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/8/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/27/2012)
- California
- Colorado
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/15/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/15/2012)
- Connecticut
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/12/2010)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/28/2012)
- District of Columbia
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/4/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/28/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/13/2012)
- Florida
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/31/2010)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/27/2012)
- Georgia
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/25/2010)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/21/2012)
- Guam
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/16/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/28/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/10/2012)
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/18/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/4/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/28/2012)
- Indiana
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/16/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/28/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/10/2012)
- Iowa
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (2/10/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/25/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/23/2012)
- Kansas
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/29/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/17/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/7/2012)
- Kentucky
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/25/2010)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/2/2012)
- Louisiana
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/18/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/12/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/13/2013)
- Maine
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/21/2010)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/31/2012)
- Maryland
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/15/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/5/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/12/2012)
- Massachusetts
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/28/2010)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/2/2012)
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/17/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/5/2011)
- FY 2014 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/5/2013)
- Mississippi
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/24/2010)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/26/2012)
- Missouri
- Montana
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/12/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/20/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/7/2012)
- Nebraska
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/30/2010)
- Modification (.pdf) (1/5/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/28/2012)
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/30/2010)
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/13/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/27/2011)
- Modification (.pdf) (7/28/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/12/2012)
- FY 2014 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (11/29/2013)
- New Jersey
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/20/2011)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/30/3011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/18/2012)
- New Mexico
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/11/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/16/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/3/2012)
- New York
- North Carolina
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (2/2/2010)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/22/2012)
- North Dakota
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/30/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/9/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/13/2012)
- FY 2014 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/3/2013)
- Ohio
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/8/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/5/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/22/2012)
- Oklahoma
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/19/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/5/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/26/2012)
- Oregon
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/16/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/15/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/31/2012)
- Pennsylvania
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/17/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/20/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/30/2012)
- Rhode Island
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/28/2010)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/29/2012)
- South Carolina
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (1/29/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/18/2011)
- South Dakota
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/16/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/30/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/26/2012)
- FY 2014 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/18/2013)
- Tennessee
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (2/2/2010)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/27/2012)
- Texas
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/16/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/1/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/25/2012)
- FY 2014 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/29/2013)
- Utah
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (2/18/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/2/2011)
- Vermont
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/12/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/2/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/20/2013)
- FY 2014 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/18/2013)
- Virgin Islands
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/23/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/13/2011)
- Virginia
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/24/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/22/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/13/2012)
- FY 2014 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/20/2014)
- Washington
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (2/9/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/17/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/22/2012)
- West Virginia
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/202011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/5/2012)
- Wisconsin
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/26/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/26/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/15/2012)
- Modification (.pdf) (7/3/2013)
- Wyoming
- FY 2011 Waiver - FNA Approval (.pdf) (2/23/2010)
- FY 2012 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/31/2011)
- FY 2013 Waiver - FNA Approval (.pdf) (9/14/2012)
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