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 2020-2024
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 2020-24.
State Requests and Supporting Documents
Select a fiscal year (FY) to download all state requests and supporting documents for that year.
- FY 2024 (.zip) (Alaska through Louisiana)
- FY 2024 (.zip) (Maine through Michigan)
- FY 2024 (.zip) (Minnesota through Oregon)
- FY 2024 (.zip) (Pennsylvania through Wisconsin)
- FY 2023 (.zip) (Alaska through New York)
- FY 2023 (.zip) (Oregon through Pennsylvania)
- FY 2023 (.zip) (Rhode Island through Washington)
- FY 2022 (.zip)
- FY 2021 (.zip)
- FY 2020 (.zip) (Alaska through Michigan)
- FY 2020 (.zip) (Minnesota through West Virginia)
FNA Response Documents
The following states have submitted waivers. Select a state name to see our response (approvals and denials) to state requests.
- Alaska
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/4/2019)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/4/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/11/2023)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/29/2023)
- Arizona
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/21/2020)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/1/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/28/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/25/2023)
- California
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/22/2021)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/23/2022)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/21/2022)
- Colorado
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/4/2019)
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/30/2020)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/19/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/2/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/31/2023)
- Connecticut
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/29/2020)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/6/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (11/28/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/31/2023)
- District of Columbia
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (2/10/2021)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (2/11/2022)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (1/25/2023)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/25/2023)
- Delaware
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/28/2023)
- Georgia
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/31/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/11/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/23/2023) (Note: Georgia terminated this waiver before implementation)
- Guam
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/16/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/26/2021)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (1/31/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (2/2/2024)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/21/2025)
- Hawaii
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/23/2019)
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/29/2021)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/27/2022)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/9/2023)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/31/2024)
- Idaho
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- Illinois
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/27/2021)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/16/2022)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/16/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/9/2023)
- Indiana
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/23/2020)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (2/19/2021)
- Kentucky
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (11/30/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (11/7/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/21/2023)
- Louisiana
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/14/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/2/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/6/2023)
- Maine
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/26/2021)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/27/2023)
- Maryland
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/25/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/27/2023)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/12/2024)
- Massachusetts
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/26/2022)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/21/2023)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/27/2024)
- Michigan
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/31/2019)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/30/2021)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/14/2022)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/16/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/19/2023)
- Minnesota
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/4/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/5/2021)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/3/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/1/2023)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/31/2024)
- Mississippi
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/15/2023) - Waiver terminated as of 12/31/2023
- Montana
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/30/2021)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/5/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/17/2023)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/18/2024)
- Nevada
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/3/2021)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/14/2022)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/18/2023)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/25/2024)
- New Hampshire
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/1/2020)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/18/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/20/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/13/2023)
- New Jersey
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (10/22/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (1/23/2023)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/18/2023)
- New Mexico
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (2/21/2020)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (1/21/2021)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/16/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (11/21/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (9/27/2023)
- New York
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/30/2020)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/9/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/1/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/20/2023)
- North Dakota
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/4/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/21/2021)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/14/2022)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/26/2023)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/24/2024)
- Ohio
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/16/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/1/2020)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/7/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/2/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/25/2023)
- Oregon
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/1/2021)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/23/2022)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/13/2022)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/30/2023)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (11/8/2023)
- Pennsylvania
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/21/2020)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (11/1/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/21/2022)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/2/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/20/2024)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/21/2025)
- Rhode Island
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/22/2021)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/29/2022)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/29/2023)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/17/2024)
- South Dakota
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/20/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/30/2020)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/28/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/29/2022)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/31/2023)
- Tennessee
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/1/2020)
- Utah
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/4/2019)
- Vermont
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/4/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/5/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/3/2023)
- Virgin Islands
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (1/6/2021)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (11/12/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/5/2022)
- Virginia
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (4/25/2023)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (6/21/2024)
- Washington
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (1/6/2021)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (5/26/2021)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/16/2021)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (3/7/2023)
- FY 2023 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (1/24/2024)
- West Virginia
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (12/6/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (11/13/2020)
- Wisconsin
- FY 2020 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/4/2019)
- FY 2021 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (7/15/2020)
- FY 2022 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (8/25/2021)
- FY 2024 Waiver - FNA Response (.pdf) (9/11/2023)
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